No panic, but Celtic not good enough yet - Lambert
•Paul Lambert claims Celtic is "nowhere near good enough" without further signings despite avoiding panic.
•The only summer signing so far is striker Camilo Duran, while key players like Kelechi Iheanacho and Marcelo Saracchi will not return.
•Lambert emphasizes that the current squad's limitations will hinder their chances of winning the league again this season.
No panic, but Celtic not good enough yet - LambertImage source, SNSImage caption, Camilo Duran is Celtic's only summer signing so farPublished3 minutes agoPaul Lambert believes former club Celtic are "nowhere near good enough" without further recruitment but has guarded against "panic".Striker Camilo Duran is Celtic's sole summer arrival so far, while midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has signed a new contract after a short-term deal last term.But forward Kelechi Iheanacho and former left-back loanee Marcelo Saracchi, who had been linked with returns, will not be back in Glasgow this season.Iheanacho has joined Bursaspor as a free agent, while Saracchi bid farewell to Celtic fans on social media and said he and his agent "did absolutely everything within our power to make a return to Glasgow happen".Furthermore, centre-half Maik Nawrocki has been sold to Lens."The squad's not strong enough," Lambert told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound."I've seen Celtic, they're nowhere near good enough at this moment in time, nowhere near it. Everybody recognises it."They'll compete, but I don't think they're strong enough to go and win it [the league] again at this moment in time. The problems were there last season, so they're not going to change again this season."The squad was very, very limited on what it was last season. They won't get away with that again - the manager knows it."Iheanacho rejects new Celtic deal as Saracchi gives up on returnPublished14 hours agoHassan priority target for Celtic - gossipPublished6 hours agoTransfer market 'difficult' for Celtic - NicholsonPublished1 day agoChief executive Michael Nicholson said this week that Celtic were finding it "difficult" because they are competing with English Premier League and Championship clubs for players and dealing with agents.Lambert believes Celtic need to spend around "£8...المصدر: BBC Sport Football | Source: BBC Sport Football
→Paul Lambert claims Celtic is "nowhere near good enough" without further signings despite avoiding panic.
→The only summer signing so far is striker Camilo Duran, while key players like Kelechi Iheanacho and Marcelo Saracchi will not return.
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