The obvious assumption has to br that Roberto Mancini is desperate to offload the trio of Santa Cruz, Adebayor and Jo.
Two of these will be gone by 31/1/11.
We need at the very least one more striker. I'd suggest we invest £12m in Southampton teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain before Arsenal complete his signature in the next 7 to 10 days to rotate with Dzeko and Balotelli.
Secondly, we know we need more midfield creativity. The absence of David Silva at the Emirates was telling. Those mentioned earlier in the thread, especially Gourcoff, are the kind we need. For me Gourcoff, Silva and Tevez would offer enough creativity in midfield with assistance fom Adam Johnson operating on either of the wings.
Clearly, Mancini is going to feel A lot better when at least one of either Santa Cruz or Adebayor is no longer at Eastlands. This to balance the 25 man squad that has to be notified to the Premier League as at 1/2/11.