Sunderland boss Gus Poyet is unsure how their January market plans will develop.

In theory clubs can make transfers from tomorrow but as it is a bank holiday followed by an FA Cup weekend, it will be next week at the earliest before the market gets moving.

"We're waiting," said Poyet, whose side face Manchester City. "We want the best player in the world very cheaply. He has to be good-looking, score goals, run and sprint! In other words it's very difficult.

"We are working very hard, very hard. I have seen a few names (linked) and it would be unfair to talk individually about them because there are a few I don't even know, other ones who are okay and other ones we cannot even get.

"Sometimes it needs a player to move, because you've seen what's happened in Spain and Italy with (Fernando) Torres moving. It starts the ball rolling."