Watford boss Marco Silva rules out January sales as he insists Abdoulaye Doucoure is going nowhere

Watford manager Marco Silva does not expect to sell any players in January and will be aiming to improve the squad.

Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure has been linked with a big-money move away from Vicarage Road when the transfer window opens, though the Hornets are also said to want to offer him a lucrative new deal.

Silva insists the club are aiming to strengthen the playing staff, not offload key men as he prepares for the visit of Premier League strugglers Swansea.

• Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
  1	Manchester City	20	19	1	0	49	58
  2	Manchester United	20	13	4	3	27	43
  3	Chelsea	20	13	3	4	20	42
  4	Liverpool	20	10	8	2	23	38
  5	Tottenham Hotspur	20	11	4	5	19	37
  6	Arsenal	20	11	4	5	12	37
  7	Burnley	20	9	6	5	1	33
  8	Leicester City	20	7	6	7	0	27
  9	Everton	20	7	6	7	-6	27
  10	Watford	20	7	4	9	-6	25
  11	Huddersfield Town	20	6	5	9	-14	23
  12	Brighton and Hove Albion	20	5	6	9	-10	21
  13	Stoke City	20	5	5	10	-18	20
  14	Southampton	20	4	7	9	-10	19
  15	Newcastle United	20	5	3	12	-11	18
  16	Crystal Palace	20	4	6	10	-14	18
  17	West Ham United	20	4	6	10	-16	18
  18	Bournemouth	20	4	5	11	-13	17
  19	West Bromwich Albion	20	2	9	9	-13	15
  20	Swansea City	20	3	4	13	-20	13

'Doucoure has a long contract with us.