There are probably more clubs out there looking for these players than there are players so it is never as easy to do as a lot of fans make out that it is to find them aand there isn't any guarentee that if we do find one, that he would sign for us anyway (see Grabban).
It may take a few...
How much did the likes of Burnley, Blackpool and Palace splash before gaining promotion to the PL?
I very much doubt that they went big and still succeeded