Fergie wants Euro players
The Red Devils have been consistently linked with West Ham starlet Jermain Defoe, and now with a controversial move for Leeds' Mark Viduka, both of whom are still eligible to play in Europe.
Diego Forlan's recent goalscoring exploits have taken some of the burden off the shoulders of Ruud van Nistelrooy, but Ferguson wants to bolster his attacking options.
The Scot added that the start of the New Year is not the ideal time to bring in new faces, but is not ruling out using his cheque book.
"January is never an easy month to get players," explained Sir Alex.
"We would want someone who could play in Europe, and they are not always readily available.
"If we want someone, we will try our best to get them, but it seems very unlikely we would go after anyone who couldn't play in Europe."
