You think Ranieri wouldn't like quality players? Well you're wrong. Ranieri is a puppet of Blanc, Gigli and Secco and he says only what they approve and suggest to him. I believe they don't want to provide him the money for his requests and he is accepting all this because he wants to keep his job. Otherwise, he'd be long gone like Deschamps.
I actually admire Ranieri's work, despite some of his tactical and selection mistakes.
The 3 men above him are the real villains. Ranieri is a respectable person who knows a thing or two about football, unlike these three. I believe the only special Ranieri's request was Sissoko and look how big of a hit he became.