Everton boss Rafa Benitez says they must be active in January.
In addition to Benitez being hamstrung by injuries, he is also paying the price for a £500m transfer spend under billionaire owner Farhad Moshiri which has failed to improve the club.
It has left their current manager having to balance the books while trying to squeeze everything out of the threadbare, understrength squad he has been left with.
“I try to concentrate on my job, which is to improve the players we have," he said.
“Everyone in the business knows the money has been spent but at the moment, we have to be sure we can improve these players.
“I talk about injuries because I want to make people realise we were doing well at the start of the season with the same players.
“The injuries have been a key factor for us. The owner and the board want to spent money and improve the team and the manager.
“Now I think it is really important to stick together, try to do well on the pitch and then go to January and try to improve things if we can."
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