Everton boss Dave Moyes accepts some of his top players could be targets for cashed-up Manchester City next month.
"I am not jealous of it and I think good luck to Mark Hughes and Manchester City, it is their turn to have a go at it," Moyes told the Daily Post. "They have got an owner in now who is willing to spend money.
"I have no problems with owners coming in and splashing the cash. Mark Hughes has earned his right for that with the jobs he did at Blackburn and Wales.
"But I think having all that money to spend brings its own type of pressure. You need to buy the correct players. But if you had a choice, you'd rather have that pressure than the pressure of not having any money.
"I have always said managers have to work without money and get on with it, but I have felt over the last few weeks I've had to mention it partly because of the injuries we have got.
"Money doesn't always buy success. It's picking and choosing. Mark Hughes is a British manager and has an idea of what needs to be done in the Premier League year in, year out so I think his signings will initially be with that in mind."
Such a transfer policy has helped Moyes transform Everton into regular top-six challengers over recent years, precisely the achievement Hughes is desperate to emulate.
And the Goodison Park manager accepts that following that road to success makes his players obvious targets for City's millions.
"I think it makes people vulnerable in all squads," says Moyes. "People would look at Everton because we have good players and we've been up near the top for a while. I can't stop people looking, and we should take that as a positive because people realise we have good players.
"Mark Hughes won't be someone who will want to go and pay his players a fortune in wages. I hear some stupid names and stupid figures being linked with City. Some might come off but I think Mark will keep control of it and do the right thing.
"I can't afford to lose anyone from the squad. I'm needing to add more people to the squad, not lose players from it.
"I think it will be a quiet transfer window. There's talk about City and some other clubs, but I can't see it being overly busy."
