Plymouth Argyle will strengthen in January - Adams

Derek Adams was sacked as Plymouth Argyle manager shortly before the Pilgrims were relegated to League Two in 2019

Plymouth Argyle have the funds to strengthen the squad in the January transfer window, according to director of football Derek Adams.

The former Argyle manager returned to Home Park earlier this month to take charge of the League One side's football operation.

He will support head coach Tom Cleverley and will take charge of transfer negotiations.

"We've still got money in the budget from the summer transfer window that we can use," Adams told BBC Radio Devon.

"So we can probably take in two players just now in the January transfer window, that's before any players that move out.

"So that's what we're going to try and do, we're probably going to try and do some loans because it might be the easiest bit of business to do in this transfer window."

Argyle climbed off the bottom of League One on Saturday after winning 1-0 at fellow strugglers Port Vale, ending a six-game losing run in all competitions.

The injury-hit club hope the result can be the catalyst to turn their fortunes around.

Adams said that while he will lead the football operation, any transfers will only happen if head coach Tom Cleverley feels they will strengthen the squad.

"I'm in charge of the football business from the point of view that if we're going to do deals it will come to me, I'll do the deals," he added.

"But everyone in partnership has got to be happy with that happening and the head coach is the one that decides on the players that he wants to come in and the positions that he wants to strengthen the team.

"Then it's important that we try and give him the best players that are available in this transfer window going forward."

And Adams, who led the Pilgrims to promotion from League Two in 2017, said he has no desire to take over as head coach in the future, despite his experience at Argyle, along with stints managing Bradford City, Morecambe and Ross County.

"I've been here as four years as manager and it was a great honour, but not only that, I had a terrific time," he said.

"My role now is director of football and that's what I see my role as.

"I don't want to go back to managing here because that's what I've done in the past and I've had a successful time at it."