HAMILTON manager Martin Canning hopes Celtic's Champions League qualification provides the windfall that could enable him to complete his summer transfer business.

Celtic's entry to the group stage allows Scottish Premiership clubs to share almost £80million of solidarity payments to leagues with competing clubs, which is set to translate into about £200,000 for each club in Scotland's top flight.

"It's a massive amount of money for us to get," Canning said. "Whether it translates itself back into players, we will wait and see, but that's something the board have been great with, backing me in terms of trying to get guys in.

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"There have been players we have made offers for, and matched different teams, and not been able to get it over the line for whatever reason.

"But the backing has been great and this money, if something comes up, might give us a little bit extra that we can push to get someone in.

"You want to see every Scottish club doing well in Europe and it's great that Celtic can get to that level. The league gets publicised a bit more as well and some of that money filters through to other teams in the league."

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Accies have added striker Rakish Bingham and defender Dan Seaborne to their squad in recent days and Canning remains on the hunt.

"I'm almost there," he said. "I would still like to bring in a full-back if I could, but it would have to be someone I think is going to improve my team. I'm not going to bring in someone just to fill numbers again.

"With the young players we have got here, and the quality we have got here, I would rather they played and made mistakes than bring in someone I'm not sure of.

"But if it's someone who can improve the team, then that gives the young player time to develop as well."

Accies are still waiting on international clearance for Seaborne following the former Partick Thistle defender's brief spell in India, but former Hartlepool striker Bingham is in line for a debut against Ross County on Saturday.

"He is different to what we have got," Canning said. "When you look at Eamonn (Brophy), Shaka (Roy) and Alex (D'Acol), they are probably more comfortable with their backs to goal.

"Rakish can do that as well but he has the pace and mobility to stretch teams and cause problems in behind. So he gives us a different dynamic up top. He has goals in him as well and he's a hard-worker."

Accies will also have Danny Redmond available after injury against County.