January is a historical time for managers to overspend and panic buy on players that add little to a squad. However Roberto Martinez will not be sucked into such a policy as he continues to buy players to build for the future.
Martinez told the Wigan Evening Post: "To get the players in who you really want takes a long, long time. When you are looking at players for 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's 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."
The 4-1 victory over Hull City gave confirmation of this plan as Scott Sinclair, James McCarthy and Antonio Amaya all showed the potential they have. Jason Scotland was the only summer signing over the age of 26 and this theme is likely to continue.
"Take James, for example, who I believe he is going to be a fantastic player for us," added Martinez. "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."