City have spent heavily since their takeover by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan in 2008 and saw that investment come to fruition at the weekend when the side sealed their first league title since 1968.
The chairman, Khaldoon al-Mubarak, has said there is now no need to spend the lavish sums of previous summers because the squad is strong, but Mancini still wants more top names. He told BBC Sport: "Barcelona and Real Madrid every year buy two or three players and spend a lot of money. I think for Manchester City it will be the same.
"We need to improve. We need to have the strength to play Champions League and Premier League."
Mancini will also focus on the current squad, with speculation still surrounding the controversial figures of Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli.
Tevez was widely expected to leave in the summer after failing in his attempts to engineer a move during the January transfer window. Yet after returning to the club following his infamous self-imposed exile to play a key role in the run-in, the 28-year-old has said he wants to stay.
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