Paul Lambert believes former membership Celtic are “nowhere close to adequate” with out additional recruitment – however has guarded towards “panic”.
Striker Camilo Duran is the only real summer season arrival thus far for the Scottish champions, whereas midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has signed a brand new contract after a short-term deal final time period. Each began Saturday’s 1-1 pleasant draw with Middlesbrough, Duran netting Celtic’s equaliser.
Ahead Kelechi Iheanacho and former left-back loanee Marcelo Saracchi, who had been linked with returns, is not going to be again in Glasgow this season.
Iheanacho has joined Bursaspor as a free agent, whereas Saracchi bade farewell to Celtic followers on social media and mentioned he and his agent “did completely every part inside our energy to make a return to Glasgow occur”.
Moreover, Germany-born centre-half Maik Nawrocki, who has represented Poland as much as Beneath-21 stage and was of their provisional World Cup squad, has been bought by the Scottish champions to Lens.
“The squad’s not robust sufficient,” Lambert advised BBC Radio Scotland’s Sportsound.
“I’ve seen Celtic, they’re nowhere close to adequate at this second in time, nowhere close to it. Everyone recognises it.
“They’re going to compete, however I do not assume they’re robust sufficient to go and win it [the league] once more at this second in time. The issues had been there final season, so they don’t seem to be going to vary once more this season.
“The squad was very, very restricted on what it was final season. They will not get away with that once more – the supervisor is aware of it.”
