O'Leary continues to point-out that Villa finished a lowly 16th in the Premiership table last season with the squad of players that he inherited and that if an improvement on that is to be achieved he will need cash to bolster the team.
“It’s difficult to say at the moment how many signings we need," he said.
“I’ll be able to answer that over the next few weeks when we start proper games.
“But at the moment I’ve got no problems picking a team at a time when I believe we need to improve.
“The club finished in 16th place in the Premiership last season and that tells the true story.”