Former Celtic star Chris Sutton believes the club must make massive changes to their squad this summer to ensure they do not falter in their title defence next season.
The Hoops sealed the Scottish Premiership title on the final day of the season over Hearts and will now head into next season hoping to defend their title once again.
However, Sutton admitted that the squad showed signs of fatigue late into last season and reinforcements this summer will go a long way to prevent that from happening again.
“Martin worked wonders last season. I didn’t see Celtic winning the title from the position which he was put in on a couple of occasions,” Sutton said.
“I mean, the run towards the end of the season was extraordinary but I still think you can’t get away from the fact there needs to be a lot of change at Celtic in terms of recruitment.
They’ve got the Champions League qualifier which is really important and, however exciting it was for Celtic fans to end up getting over the line last season, you can’t get away from the fact that Celtic struggled at times throughout the season. So, Martin will be looking to, I’m sure, bring players in”, he continued.
“It’ll be interesting to see who goes out from Celtic. It looks like Reo Hatate will go, possibly Daizen Maeda, Arne Engels but they’re big players for the team. So, who are Celtic going to replace those type of players with? I think that Celtic are possibly going to have to spend up to or more than £50m really because the squad does need a rebuild.”
Celtic also clinched the Scottish Cup after beating Dunfermline Athletic in the final to complete a domestic double.
They begin their title defence next season against Dundee on August 3.
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