Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp believes any club needs massive money to compete for the top four.
"Look at Liverpool last summer, they spent £28million on Fernando Torres and he is a fantastic player but who else can compete with that?
"I agree with Kevin Keegan, I do not see any way that anyone else can break into the top four.
"Tottenham came closest for a few seasons but if you look at them now they have fallen back into mid-table. Nothing is guaranteed by spending money and it is getting harder and harder to get there."