Chelsea will not automatically sign new players in the January window according to the manager now there is a stay on Fifa's ban .

Carlo Ancelotti is pleased he now has the option to strengthen the squad this season but will wait to decide whether to exercise it or not.

'It is good for the club because it is a decision that gives us the possibility to buy new players if necessary,' he said in reaction to the news from the Court of Arbitration for Sport, 'but at the moment I think it is not necessary.'

He is unconcerned that should Chelsea not sign players in January and then fail in appeal against the two-window transfer ban, summer 2011 would be the next opportunity to register fresh players.

'Now for us it is not a big problem. Our aim now is to maintain in good condition the players because we have a big squad. My experience is that I don't have a problem about old players. I trained players sometimes who were 40-years-old. These Chelsea players have a lot of time to play for me.'

At the younger end of the age spectrum, Ancelotti has announced that 18-year-old Gael Kakuta, whose personal suspension has also had a stay placed upon it, will play in the Reserves at home to Fulham on Monday night, a game that will be shown live on Chelsea TV.