Jota has returned to Celtic in an £8m deal – simply 18 months after leaving the Scottish champions for £25m.
The Portuguese winger arrives from Rennes and has signed a five-and-a-half-year deal at Parkhead.
In 2023 Jota swapped Celtic for a big-money transfer to Saudi facet Al Ittihad however was neglected of the membership’s Professional League squad and located himself on the fringes of the beginning XI for Asian Champions League matches.
He then moved to Rennes final summer time, however the appointment of latest supervisor Jorge Sampaoli left the participant in search of one other transfer – and he has his want after returning to Celtic.
Jota initially moved to Parkhead on mortgage from Benfica in 2021, earlier than being signed completely on a five-year deal the next season.
The previous Benfica participant scored 28 objectives and offered 26 assists in 83 appearances, plus received 5 main honours with the Parkhead membership.
Rodgers: Jota can develop Celtic legacy
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Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers is trying ahead to working with Jota for the primary time
Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers is trying ahead to lastly working with the winger:
“An absolutely incredible addition to our squad, given what he’s done here before and his qualities.
“He was one participant that once I was coming again the primary time, I used to be actually, actually trying ahead to working with. I would seen him play for Celtic, in fact, and seen the impression that he made by way of creating objectives, scoring objectives.
“Virtually before I arrived, it was very clear that he was gone. That was disappointing.
“I’ve spoken to him at size. The problem at all times is, and I do know by means of first-hand expertise, is that while you’ve created a legacy, numerous individuals will let you know to return again and possibly for that to be dented in any method.
“My feeling and advice to him was, come back and grow that legacy to be even greater.
“For those who’re not completely happy in your work the place you might be or the way it’s going for you, you recognize that it is a place the place you’ll enhance, you’ll develop.
“He’s at a different moment in his life now as well, even though he’s been away only a few years. I think that he’ll come back with a real motivation. He’s got an undoubted quality.”
