"We have plans afoot, we know what areas we want to strengthen and have an idea of who we want to bring in," he has told BBC Sport.
"We have targets in place and we will work as diligently as we can to try and get the best players we can.
"There are clubs who will be paying more money and we might lose out but it is not about who pays the most money as to who will be the most successful. It is how you treat people and how you make sure you give them a good working environment.
"There will be no major surgery. Nothing is done like that, everything is done progressively."