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Liam Bryce

Neil Lennon talks up Celtic's 'strong' transfer position as he declares crisis won't lead to Parkhead exits

Neil Lennon is confident Celtic will begin their tilt at Ten in a Row without losing any key players this summer.

The Parkhead boss believes the club are in a "strong position" heading into perhaps the most uncertain transfer window in history.

The financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced even the world's super-rich clubs to concede that spending levels will take a hit.

Celtic stars such as Odsonne Edouard and Kristoffer Ajer have been linked with big money moves - Leicester City are keen on Edouard - but Lennon does not expect major changes to his squad.

“I wouldn’t have thought so," he told STV when asked if the crisis could lead to losing players. "Our players are predominantly on long-term contracts so we are in a strong position in that situation.

“We are not looking at making major changes at all, or rebuilding. Maybe one or two areas where we look to improve, but, again, we don’t know what the landscape is going to look like.”

Lennon admits it's hard to envisage how the transfer window will play out in general, but does not expect much activity at Celtic.

He added: "We don’t know what the budgets of our club and other clubs are going to be and we don’t know how the transfer window is going to work throughout the second half of the year.

“Obviously we will be prepared for that, but in terms of wholesale changes we are not going to make many at all.” 

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