Chief executive Michael Nicholson mentioned this week Celtic were finding it “difficult” because they are competing with English Premier League and Championship clubs for players and dealing with agents.

Lambert added Celtic need to spend around “£8-10m” on recruitment infrastructure alone.

“I don’t think it’s time for panic stations,” mentioned Lambert, who captained Celtic during manager Martin O’Neill’s first spell at the club.

“What I do know from being in the Championship and being in the Premier League, the Championship now is a league where the Premier League was about 10, 15 years ago.

“You’re talking off the scale in some of the clubs in the Championship.

“Celtic is not a development club, it’s a winning club where you have to win titles. You have to compete. You have to compete domestically and you have to compete in European terms.

“You can’t buy young kids to come in there and grasp that club because it’s too big and it’s too demanding. You need ready-made players to come into the club, especially if they’re going to compete in the Champions League.

“They’re in a little bit of predicament. How they do it and the only way you can do it is spend the money. If you don’t spend, you stand still. You have to improve.”

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