The transfer window reopens on January 1st for one month but City are under an embargo after failing to make a £300,000 payment to Southampton for Leon Best.
Said Iain Dowie, who had to travel to Cheshire to meet Ray Ranson, to the CT: "I believe it will be sorted before the transfer window opens. "Ray's aware of it and when they've spent that much money taking over the club, I don't think they are going to worry about £300,000.
Any money I do get will be money spent prudently"