AZ Alkmaar manager Pascal Jensen reckons his side side can cope with the £35m fire sale that has taken place ahead of their Celtic showdown.
Ange Postecoglou's side take on Eredivisie opposition in the Europa League play-off but their foes have been circled by the transfer vultures as bigger clubs keep an eye on the players who surprised the Dutch top flight last term to finish third.
Calvin Stengs has signed for Nice while Myron Boadu moved to Monaco and Marco Bizot upped sticks for Brest.
That has brought in £35m but with the first leg at Celtic Park to come on Wednesday it means they don't have much time for replacements – not that boss Jensen is complaining.
He said: "Of course we have lost a lot of very good players, but that's football.
"You have to deal with this as a manager.
"We need to find new players to replace them, but over the years that's what AZ have shown to be very good at.
"Last week I was able to use 20 players in a pre-season friendly - players which many a manager would be jealous of having in their team.
"We remain an ambitious club - we want to have a good run in Europe and our aim is a top four place in the league, same as it always is.
"There will be pressure that comes with those aims, but we thrive on that."
