Richard Stearman going nowhere says Wolves boss Paul Lambert

The transfer window opens on New Year's Day and Lambert will trim his squad while adding first-team additions, preferably with Championship experience.

The Wolves boss said he and Kevin Thelwell will go through their transfer shortlist in the coming days.

"We'll try and do early business in January," he told the Express & Star. "Things take time but if we can get one in two in that would be helpful.

"We're on the same hymn sheet, which is important for any football club."

Twelve players were signed last summer, but Lambert said: "That can't happen again. We need to bring one or two in who are going to play.

"Kevin and I will sit and go through which players we think can help us."

Reports elsewhere had suggested Lambert was looking to get rid of six players in January including Richard Stearman, who is on loan from Fulham.

The Cottagers have the option of recalling Stearman during the window but Lambert said from Wolves' point of view they had no plans to send the centre-half back.

And he rubbished any reports that six players had been selected to leave - as he hadn't even finalised the list in his head yet.

"I just find that bizarre," he said. "With Stearman, for instance, I spoke with him this morning and said I don't know if you've read that and I don't know where it's come from because 1) you're playing for me and 2) you're playing well.

"He said he was a bit confused! I can't release people if I don't even know that myself."

There was also a suggestion that Prince Oniangue, a £2m summer signing, was also earmarked to leave.

Lambert also refuted that and said: "Prince was just bought here and I've barely seen the lad play, only Monday night and a wee bit of training because he's just back from injury.

"People will look at Cameron (Borthwick-Jackson) because he's on loan and not playing, so that's easy to summise on what people want to think.

"People like Jed (Wallace), he's been in and out, which is the way it goes sometimes.

"But I haven't seen everyone play yet and I've certainly not made up my mind on who's going out."

Wolves have again been linked with a move for Blackburn Rovers full-back/winger Ben Marshall.

They tried to sign him last summer and it's believed 25-year-old Marshall is on their shortlist again in January.

Lambert said: "I know Ben really well. He's Blackburn's player and I know his contract is up (this summer) and all of those things.

"(But) it's unfair to be talking about somebody's player."