Eddie Howe will have sought assurances over a transfer "war chest" from Dermot Desmond. The 43-year-old is closing in on becoming the new boss at Parkhead after holding advanced talks with club chiefs this week.Howe's task will be to revive the club following the end of their 10 In A Row dream with a major squad overhaul expected this summer.Record Sport columnist and Celtic icon Sutton expects Odsonne Edouard, Kristoffer Ajer and Ryan Christie to depart at the end of the season and is certain the issue of replacing them will have featured in talks between Howe and the club. "Recruitment is a huge issue for Celtic," he said on BT Sport's Scottish Football Extra. "We've seen Nicky Hammond (leave), I suspect he would've been given a nudge out.
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