Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini believes the club may need to splash out again this summer to keep pace with their rivals.
With hopes of retaining the Barclays Premier League crown looking increasingly forlorn, City have again failed to build on a title success.
They were hampered last summer, however, with their punishment for breaching the Financial Fair Play regulations of European governing body UEFA including a £49million net spending cap.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini insists his side must splash the cash in the summer
Pellegrini has said Manchester City must sign a 'crack' player such as striker Sergio Aguero
Man City are currently fourth in the Premier League
A return to the heavy spending of the era immediately after Sheikh Mansour's 2008 takeover is clearly not an option, for fear of invoking even tougher sanctions, but Pellegrini has warned they cannot stay idle.
Pellegrini recently spoke of a need to sign a 'crack' player - in other words a superstar of the calibre of striker Sergio Aguero - and has now suggested this summer is the time to do it.
The Chilean, whose side have slipped to fourth place ahead of Monday's trip to Crystal Palace, said: 'Well, it is just the way of thinking, that big teams need to sign a big player. It is very difficult to do it every year - but every two years you must do it.
'I'm not just talking about Manchester City. You see Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea, Barcelona and Bayern Munich - all the big clubs - they all do it. It is important to have big names.'
Given the general disappointments of last summer's principle signings - Fernando, Bacary Sagna and Eliaquim Mangala - Pellegrini's words could be perceived as a plea for more cash.
But when pushed further, Pellegrini, perhaps not surprisingly given that his own position could be uncertain, would not say whether a spending spree might be sanctioned.
Pellegrini still believes his Manchester City side are capable of retaining the Premier Legaue title
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