Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has repeated his call to get more summer signings over the line – as he admitted the club "hesitated" on some deals.
The recruitment drive picked up last week when wide attackers Liel Abada and Kyogo Furuhashi were announced but it appears neither will play in Tuesday's Champions League qualifier against Midtjylland.
Covid issues haven't helped matters either with the manager recently revealing fans will have to wait a little while before they see Furuhashi in a Hoops shirt.
And Postecoglou said: "We probably hesitated a couple of times and could have moved faster on some things.
"That hasn't helped us. In normal circumstances these processes are fairly straightforward. Get a player, sign him, take him on a plane, take a photo and away he goes.
"That process is now taking two to three weeks. That's where we've got to move a little bit more precisely, understand there's going to be lag time and move a bit quicker."
Centre-back Kris Ajer seems bound for Brentford in a £13.5m deal as he and Olivier Ntcham were left off the club's squad list for the Midtjylland clash.
Carl Starfelt is set to sign to replace the former but that again is taking some time – and Postecoglou knows his squad is nowhere near where he'd like it to be.
He added: "It's a constantly evolving picture. What I do know is we need to bring in a certain number of players.
"It doesn't take a genius to figure out. When I look at the squad we are still very light in areas, just for depth more than anything else.
"If we want to challenge on all fronts we need a strong squad. At the moment I don't have that."
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