Latics currently find themselves 16th in the Premier League table, one point off the bottom three, although they have a game in hand on the majority of those around them. Despite opting to remain cautious in the transfer window the Spaniard admits he is at advanced stages of negotiations with a number of targets. Martinez admits that most of the work to bring in new faces in January started back in the summer and he is hoping the hard work behind the scenes pays off. "To get the players in who you really want takes a long, long time," he told the Evening Post. "When you are looking at players in January, the work really starts in the summer. And that's something that has probably never happened here before - we don't seem to have had that long-term vision in the past. "We haven't stopped for the past month and now the transfer window is open it's all about organising everything and sorting the final details. "But I can say we are very advanced on one or two things at the moment." Following the heavy defeat to Manchester United, Martinez decided to field the likes of James McCarthy, Scott Sinclair and Antonio Amaya, all of whom signed in the summer and who have just one league start between them, for the FA Cup clash with Hull City at the weekend. The decision paid off with Wigan running out 4-1 winners and Martinez is keen to stick to his policy of buying for the long-term. "Take James, for example, who I believe he is going to be a fantastic player for us," he added. "We spent six months behind the scenes working with him to get him used to the people and the place. "You need to adopt a long-term vision when you are dealing with things like that - and only then will you have a real player on your hands. "The performances of James, Scott and Antonio - who have not played too much this season - against Hull has given us great excitement. "They have had to go through that period of adjustment and adaptation to life in Wigan and in the Premier League, and seeing them play so well was as good as signing three new players."
