Strachan could splash more Euro cash

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan insists he could spend again this summer despite already investing heavily in new players.

Deals for Scott Brown, Massimo Donati and Scott McDonald have together cost Celtic around £8m, with the Scottish champions able to up their level of spending as a knock-on effect of their European success.

Celtic earned £11m from UEFA, not including gate receipts, for reaching the last 16 of the Champions League and have significantly strengthened their playing staff with those funds.

However Strachan continues to be linked with players, notably 23-year-old Sochaux defender Guirane N’Daw and 20-year-old Kilmarnock forward Steven Naismith.

Strachan told Celtic View: “If it’s right, at any time, there could be new faces.

“In the modern game there are two transfer windows and you prepare for that.

“If anything comes up in these windows that you think you could do now, or in the future, you’ve got to decide whether you want to invest. We’ll see what happens.”

The Hoops boss is also confident Chris Killen will make a big impression in his first season at Celtic.

The New Zealand striker was brought in on a free transfer after his Hibernian contract expired, and is one of six senior strikers vying for selection.

Strachan said: “We saw last year when Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink was injured that we needed some more presence and Chris can give us that. If he makes the position his own, great.”