City boss Peter Taylor has admitted to making contact with three players that he wants to sign and insists that the deals should be completed very soon.

Taylor has said that he wants to sign a goalkeeper, midfielder and a striker, giving rise to a wave of speculation as to who these three players could be.

Taylor said, "I know the players I want and there has been some initial contact. If they want to come then I will get on with it straight away.

"The new men who come in will be first teamers and not just squad players."

Although Taylor refused to name names Wigan's Roy Carroll was an instant candidate after being linked with a move to City for the last god knows how long. The fee would be around £3million.

Other possibles are John Hartson and Dion Dublin who would both fit the bill of experienced strikers, although whether they would instill confidence in City's fans is another thing.