Gers chief executive Martin Bain told BBC Radio Scotland: "We also need to look to strengthen the team.

"Walter has made the point about (wanting) a little bit of additional quality and that's something that we started planning prior to reaching the final anyway.

"Walter knows what he's getting from that money. We've prepared the budget and we'll stick to that budget because we have to.

"That's not to say that there's any kind of negativity around that. We know what our supporters demand and we know the quality that they like to see on the pitch."