Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is not expecting to be active in the January transfer window, though he has admitted he is monitoring Sergio Aguero and Alexandre Pato.

Atletico Madrid forward Aguero, 21, and AC Milan striker Pato, 20, are two of Europe's most sought-after starlets and have both been persistently linked with big-money moves to Stamford Bridge.

There were rumours that Brazil ace Pato was set to follow Ancelotti from the San Siro in the summer, while Aguero was touted as a £40million target.

Moves did not materialise but Chelsea's manager remains an admirer, though he reckons "Pato will stay with Milan."

He added: "Aguero? All teams follow young talent and he is certainly one of them, like Pato."

But Ancelotti is not planning for a lavish spending spree to maintain Chelsea's place at the top of the Premier League when the transfer market re-opens in 2010, despite their transfer ban being suspended by CAS.

He said: "We have the problem that some players will leave for the African Nations Cup. However, I think that even in January we will remain as we are."