Cardiff City manager Omer Riza says he will get the backing he needs to make signings in January.
Riza had been the Bluebirds’ interim manager before it was announced on Thursday he had been given the job on a contract until the end of the season.
Now the uncertainty surrounding his own future has been resolved, Riza is thinking about transfer plans before the window opens next month.
“Conversations are ongoing in respect of a longlist and a shortlist of players and recognising where the weaknesses are we have in the squad, and how we need to replenish or replace players to make sure that, come January, we are taking the team to another level,” Riza said.
“The conversations have been good. We’re talking all the time. If we need to strengthen I’m sure we will be given the opportunity to do so.”
Riza has overseen a marked improvement during his 12 games at the helm, picking up 16 points and implementing a more attacking style of play.
However, Cardiff are winless in their past five matches and 20th in the Championship table, two points above the relegation zone, before the visit of Watford on Saturday.