Canaries boss Lambert fears January sales

Paul Lambert says his side are under no illusions about going to the Etihad (PA)

Paul Lambert is not looking forward to the January transfer window's "mayhem" despite last Saturday's morale-boosting 4-2 win over Newcastle that lifted the Canaries into 10th place.

The Scottish manager knows a squad which includes many who earned successive promotions from League One will "need a hand" – City are yet to keep a clean sheet in the elite – but warned: "It is a window I don't like because you can just go in and panic-buy or bring in lads you don't really want... or other teams inflate the prices. There are one or two areas, I think, to strengthen but... it's part of the game with agents. It will be like any other January – mayhem."