Fulham boss Mark Hughes admits he enjoys working the transfer market for bargains.
Hughes prefers the challenge presented by a tighter budget, and the opportunities it offers for spotting unheralded, value-for-money talent.
That is why he took such satisfaction, during Saturday's 2-0 win over Wigan, from the displays of Carlos Salcido and Moussa Dembele. That pair cost a combined £6.6million - or around a third of what City paid for the now unwanted striker Roque Santa Cruz.
"I enjoy that part and maybe that was forgotten at my last club," said Hughes. "People just assumed I cherry-picked players and spent lots of money... which I did! But I had a track record prior to that of picking decent players and I'll back my judgment on that time and time again.
"I don't like harking back to the City situation because it's got nothing to do with me, but at that time they wanted to run very quickly. So we had to get numbers in and maybe the numbers were too many too soon. When you've got time you can use your judgment, use your contacts and find good players."
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