JOTA’S back in the green and white – but he turned the air BLUE with his return message to Celtic fans. The Parkhead favourite is back in the east end of Glasgow after an 18-month
Jota spent one year with Al-Ittihad before an offseason move to Rennes, which has sold the Portuguese forward to Celtic for a reported 10 million euros ($10.5 million). Celtic got a reported 29 million ($30.5 million) selling him after his first spell in Glasgow.
Jota insists a year coining in Saudi Premier League megabucks has not robbed him of a hunger to keep lifting silverware with Celtic.
After sealing a return to Glasgow's east end we'll have every word from the Celtic star's first press conference
As he prepares for a second Celtic stint, it will be interesting to see what Rodgers does with the 25-year-old. Daizen Maeda is having perhaps his best season in green and white, while Nicolas Kuhn is the current front-runner for the player of the season award.
Jota wants to "bring joy" to the Celtic supporters even though "times have changed" at Parkhead. Having left in the summer of 2023, the winger returns to Glasgow on a five-and-a-half-year deal after leaving French side Rennes where he spent the last six months following a tough spell in Saudi Arabia.
Paulo Bernardo on marvelling at Jota's skills coming through the ranks at Benfica, and why he believes the pair can team up effectively now
Jota (25) has left Rennes to secure his comeback to Celtic FC, both clubs have announced. The Portuguese winger has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with the Scottish Premiership giants,
Paulo Bernardo was humming along to the Celtic Jota tune even before he followed the Portuguese favourite to Parkhead. And the midfielder is convinced the returning Hoops ace will be even more on song in his second spell.
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Jota's emotional return to Celtic was completed earlier this week, although confusion remains over the winger's squad number.