Everton boss Roberto Martinez admits this summer's transfer market will be crucial.
Everton will compete in the Europa League next season.
"Recruitment is vital. The recruitment department have been working tirelessly to get the reports and highlight the targets and players that are going to fit in our football club," said the Spaniard.
"We've identified the players and now it's about making sure we can get them to join.
"It's very much an important period, but it's not one where we need to panic. We don't have to make decisions just to bring numbers into the club.
"Everything has to be measured and everything needs to be taken on the understanding that bringing the wrong player into this special group of players that we have could have a very negative effect.
"It's a key period to make the right calls and the right adjustments, but recruitment is going to be vitally important because of the demands of European football. It's something we want to embrace.
"We don't want to feel that we have to blame European football as the reason we cannot keep the standards in our domestic league."
