Sunderland football chief Lee Congerton says they're eager to sign Premier League experience this summer.
The Black Cats made 14 signings during the last closed-season and only just escaped relegation.
Congerton said: "Currently, we are trying to get players who are already established in the Premier League.
"That's difficult because they have a premium, they cost more money and maybe they are already happy where they are.
"Then we have to open ourselves up and go a little bit further afield, and maybe we are not set up for that at the moment. Maybe that was one of the difficult points last season, so many players coming from different countries.
"Maybe we take one step back and try to concentrate on what we know a little bit better than what we don't know."
