Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter says he won't "buy big" in the January transfer market, but admits he may need to bring in a few reinforcements.
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Amakhosi will see several of their star players participate in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations next month, raising concerns the Englishman may be handed back injured or unfit players for when the PSL resumes in February.
And while Baxter is resigned to dipping deep into the transfer kitty, he says he will have to consider bringing in some cover for the second-half of the campaign.
"I've got one eye on the markets and I've got one eye on AFCON," Baxter said.
"I'm hoping that we don't need to go out and buy big, but we may need just to bolster the squad a bit."
He added: "If we have the slightest bit of bad luck at AFCON with our players, we could be looking thin."
The Glamour Boys entered the break with a 2-0 victory over AmaZulu on Tuesday to leave themselves one point clear at the top of the Premiership standings.
Baxter, though, feels the break may have come at just the right time for his side, who had dropped points in the previous two matches.
"I'm not too sure that the break is going to be 100% bad for us because we need to do some work tactically," he said.
"We need to make a few small adjustments that make us a bit more difficult to play against when the opponents have got an established defence.
"On the one side, we want the season to just keep kicking on, but the other side, I think at least it will give me some time to do a bit of tactical work with the players."
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