University of Pretoria coach Sammy Troughton says it will be difficult to find quality soccer players to sign during the January transfer window.
"It all depends on whether those players we are interested in are available. Their present clubs have to be willing to offload them and that will be the challenge for us," Troughton said in Pretoria on Tuesday.
"We will see what happens. I have submitted my wish-list to the management and we will have to see who we can get."
If the club makes any new signings, they would have to be quality players, he said.
"We don't want players who are just going to make up the numbers. We want players who can add actual value to the team and help us achieve our objectives."
It has been a tumultuous season for AmaTuks, who joined South Africa's top-flight soccer league in 2012.
In a surprise move, the university side parted ways with their coach of eight years Steve Barker. He jumped ship for AmaZulu in November.
Moreover, AmaTuks have been fighting to remain afloat in the bottom half of the league standings. Having ended the year in 12th position on the table, they are far from safe with only two points separating them from the chop.
From 17 games played, AmaTuks have accumulated 19 points – having won only four, drawn seven and lost six.
Troughton reflected on the challenging first-half of the season, currently in recess, with reserved optimism.
"I think we will come back stronger and with more purpose. We will be in the fight for our lives and we need to be up for it.
"We are a good enough team to stay in the top flight and I have no doubts that we can do it."
Having held their own in draws against Premiership's heavy-hitters Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns, Troughton said they were having more trouble against the lesser clubs.
"The problem for us hasn't been the big clubs, it's been the clubs in and around us, fighting the very same fight as us.
"We have to be willing to battle until the death with clubs looking to climb up the table and not just show up when we play more affluent teams."
The Irish-born mentor said his future at the club, with co-coach Sly Mosala, could not be guaranteed.
"Jobs go only as far as the results. We need to get those positive results in order to keep our positions.
"It's well understood that coaches come and go in this game."
After a short break, Tuks were already back in training ahead of the second half of the season, hoping their fine-tuning would turn around their fortunes and revive their campaign.
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