Cardiff City chairman Mehmet Dalman has said there will be loans and permanent transfers both in and out of the club in this window.

Dalman admitted in an open letter to fans that the club are in a relegation battle and the short-term strategy centres around keeping Cardiff in the second tier.

That starts with a huge month which now lies in front of them and represents a huge opportunity for the club to better their squad and start climbing up the ladder away from the relegation zone.

Cardiff, who have already seen a bid rejected for Peterborough speedster Ricky-Jade Jones, had a full quota of players in their 25-man registered squad, however Ryotaro Tsunoda has been loaned to KV Kortrijk, while Jamilu Collins and Wilfried Kanga are older than 21 and have been earmarked as potential exits this month, too.

Speaking about the window in his open letter to supporters, Dalman said: "In respect of the January transfer window and potential ins and outs, I can assure supporters that Vincent is looking to be as supportive as possible within our structure.

"We'll see some loan deals, as the January window often lends itself to these with it being a seller's market, but I expect some permanent transfers to give us options and more quality, too. We'll see some younger players leave on loan and others, permanently."

One thing the club has been better at in recent years is sending its young talent out on loan in order to gain valuable experience. That has then resulted in players coming back to improve the senior squad - such as Joel Bagan, Isaak Davies and likely soon-to-be Joel Colwill - while others like Malachi Fagan-Walcott have sealed permanent moves away. Sign up to our daily Cardiff City newsletter here.

And Dalman said the academy loan strategy is built in to the club's long-term recruitment strategy and they hope to make further strides in that regard this month.

"Within the academy, our staff's hard work continues as they look to ensure that our young players are prepared for the rigours of life in senior football," he added. "We have benefitted from several of our young players stepping up into the first team environment over the past few years, with 25% of our current squad being academy graduates.

"We expect to see the academy's loan strategy pay dividends this coming month, as we look to provide tailor-made loan experiences for our young prospects. Our staff in Llanrumney and the Vale work together to benefit our players and bolster the first team environment, looking at one, three and five years as measures for squad building, with alignment in recruitment."