Phil Jagielka, Everton's captain, is hoping that his team can bring in some signings during the summer or for Everton to keep their loan players from this season. Romelu Lukaku, Gareth Barry and Gerard Deulofeu have proven key players to Everton's best season in the Premier League.
"I've seen enough to suggest we could challenge for top four again next season," Jagielka told the Liverpool Echo.
"But then it's the same again, it's the whole question of how we do in the transfer market; in terms of keeping hold of our players and bringing in a few. We had a good summer transfer window last year with the loan signings and it's important the manager is just as active before the start of the season to keep the buzz going.
"I think with the squad we've got, we wouldn't accept performing well in one competition and being disastrous in the other one. That's the type of lads we are. And with the right people coming in over the summer, and a bit more depth to the squad, it's an exciting time for us."
He believes the club are in a better financial situation than in previous years. Jagielka does realise however, the club still struggle to compete with the teams with a bigger budget.
"The club is in a pretty healthy state but we know we can't go and spend £50/£60 million every transfer window to be as strong, on paper at least, as some of the other teams in the league," Jagielka added.
"We're not a club that has a bottomless pit of money. We can't get all the sponsors in and go and spend £100m year in year out. We've got a budget, and the fact of the matter is that if we'd tried to buy Rom, it may have been £15 or £20m. We may have been able to afford that."