Ancelotti won't panic buy

Carlo Ancelotti says he will not rush into the transfer market despite the Court of Arbitration for Sport suspending Chelsea's transfer ban.

CAS agreed to suspend their Fifa-imposed transfer ban until a final decision is made in relation to their appeal.

It now looks as though the case will be dealt with well into the New Year, leaving the Blues free to deal in the transfer window.

The news comes as a massive boost for Ancelotti who will lose Michael Essien, Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and John Obi Mikel to the African Nations Cup in January.

However, he insists he will take his time in deciding on suitable recruits and not panic buy to replace such notable absentees.

No rush

"Now, thanks to this decision we have time to look for new players," said Ancelotti.

"But we don't want to take a decision in this moment. At the moment, I'm very happy with the squad, these players, and it's not necessary at the moment to take new players.

"I know we will lose four in January but if we maintain the players' fitness we can do a good period also without the African players.

"Now our focus is on the game on Sunday. We can buy players in January, but now we have other questions to answer. It's not important now what we can do in January."