Brisbane Roar coach Mike Mulvey isn't about to dive into the bargain bins just yet despite failing to turn up a new marquee striker in the high-end boutiques of Europe.

Mulvey spent part of his four-week off-season break attempting to find the man who will fill Besart Berisha's role at the A-League champions following the Albanian's switch to the Melbourne Victory.

Despite looking at several options, including one striker who played in the German Bundesliga last season, Mulvey says the A-League's salary cap and other circumstances had prevented any deals being done.

"We spoke to a couple of players. We were shopping at the high end of town and we didn't manage to land one of them, which is fine because we're not in a desperate hurry to sign anybody," Mulvey told reporters following the Roar's first pre-season training run on Monday.

"The inbox is full with recommendations. We're not being idle but some of our best performances were with the players we've got out there."