Chelsea midfielder Frank
Lampard has welcomed the new threat of big-spending
Manchester City.
He said: "We did what they're doing a few years ago.
"We found a very good balance of spending money and bringing
players through, as well as winning trophies.
"But that's not easy to achieve. That's what Man City are trying
to do now. There are a lot of clubs up there who have those
foundations already.
"To win the league must be their target. The owners have clearly
enjoyed great success in their careers and don't like to come
second.
"That's what they want but whether they can do it in year two is
another question.
"It's not easy to throw a lot of new signings into the team and
get a winning formula straight away.
"But it's a great challenge which will add to the
Premier League title race next
season and it'll be really interesting to see how it pans out
there."