Celtic captain Neil Lennon has urged the Parkhead board to provide funds for manager Gordon Strachan to strengthen in the January transfer window.
The Hoops are 14 points clear at the top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League and are into the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time, facing AC Milan in the new year.
Lennon believes the champions missed an opportunity to push on in 2004 when they failed to replace talismanic striker Henrik Larsson, who departed for Barcelona when Martin O'Neill was boss.
But the 35-year-old Northern Irishman hopes Strachan will get money to improve his squad next month.
Lennon said: "I do think the manager will be shopping around, but it might not be the big-money signings some people are looking for.
‘’The manager has spoken to Steven Pressley, who is a free transfer, and he would be an excellent acquisition if that came to fruition.
‘There is a lot of potential in this squad, but there are areas we can improve on.’
