Aleksander Kolarov has urged Manchester City to buy big.
He feels City need to aim for the type of big-money deal which took Fernando Torres to Chelsea for £50million if they want to be regarded as a 'great' football club.
"If you want a great squad, maybe you have to buy some very good players," he said, "Chelsea have paid £50m for Torres and he's a great player. Maybe this is a problem for us because we are always a good club but never in the final hurdle.
"All English clubs spend a lot of money on players. If you want Torres then you have to pay £50m because he's one of the best in the world."
Kolarov says he believes City can maintain a title tilt but is convinced the extra experience of more established teams may count.
He said: "I don't think other teams are better than us. Perhaps we have six players who are new to the squad and other sides have played together for two or three years.
"We want to qualify for the Champions League but I think we can do better than just the first four. If we play like in other months we can win the title."
