Mick McCarthy says he’s not spoken about his budget with owner Marcus Evans since he took over as manager at the start of November when he was told there was money to spend. The Blues boss is keen to further add to his squad before the transfer window closes on Thursday, but says he’s likely to want to spend more significant funds in the summer.
McCarthy said: "I haven’t had that discussion with him since I came in initially. I just said that there’s got to be money to spend.
"I think I might be being a victim of my own success here because we’ve actually done all right with the team that we’ve got.”
The Town manager is realistic about the deals that can be done in the January window and says he’ll be looking for more cash to spend come the summer: "I wonder what we can achieve this season.
"I think we’ve got to stay in the league first and foremost, and then in the summer it’s different and I would be asking and I would be pushing.
"But I’m not barmy in terms of pushing now for deals which are financially ridiculous or unlikely.
"It’s not fair from me to say ‘I want to do that, we must do this, we must do that’. I’m recommending players all the time, but it’s got to be doable and sensible. I can cope with that.”