Thursday 12 December 2019 11:38, UK
Chris Wilder believes Sheffield United have shown in the past they can be successful in the January transfer window, and he is again targeting mid-season reinforcements.
The Blades have surprised many with their blistering start to the season to sit eighth after their 2-1 win at Norwich on Sunday - their fifth league win of the season already.
Wilder, though, is not resting on his laurels, and believes that January signings can provide a real boost to any side, even one playing as well as the Blades currently are.
"Even though it is a difficult window to work in, we have been quite successful in that window," Wilder said. "Last year the likes of Scott Hogan and Gary Madine gave us that timely boost that we needed and we will need that this year.
"I have said to the owners that maybe if we were in a different position then maybe keep your hand in your pocket, but now is a time to strengthen, and we are still having conversations over where we can go with that.
"We need to strengthen. There is still a lot of football to be played.
"The intensity of the league, as we have seen in the last week, playing the game in Newcastle on the Thursday night, a trip down to Norwich on the Sunday, both fighting for their lives, desperate for points."
Wilder has kept faith with the majority of the side that secured the Blades promotion back to the Premier League last season, and he is not going to change his attitude towards those players, even with new arrivals coming in.
"I believe they deserved the opportunity," Wilder added. "They deserved to be able to show me, with the work they had done in the summer, if they could raise their game, and they certainly have done.
"They need to keep that going, but there are two or three positions where we are a little light and we need to strengthen to make sure performances and results are not affected."
Sky Sports will bring you the very latest news from the January transfer market with the return of three shows.
Start your day with Good Morning Transfers at 9am as our team of reporters bring you the latest news and insight. Transfer Talk then follows at midday delivering analysis of the biggest stories. Then join us at 7pm for the definitive round-up of the day's news with The Transfer Show.
Meanwhile, the Transfer Talk podcast will also be back at the turn of the year with more expert analysis from here and across the continent.
And as well as tuning into Sky Sports News, don't miss a thing with our dedicated Transfer Centre blog.
