Jota found game time limited in Saudi Arabia, mainly because his club subsequently signed another foreign player after already filling their quota. He then struggled to make a major impact in France.

Paul: Jota is not the same player after leaving Celtic for Saudi Arabia, it's a backward step coming back to Parkhead, we don't need another winger at the club. The return of the prodigal son will not ...

Jota insists he always felt he would rejoin Celtic - he just didn't expect it to happen so soon. The Portuguese winger has returned from Rennes to the Scottish champions 18 months after leaving in a ...

He helped Celtic secure the treble in 2022-23 and scored 28 goals in 83 appearances before leaving for Saudi Arabia. Jota, who played 19 times for Al-Ittihad and 10 for Rennes, described his ...

Moving to Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, offers financial security but comes with risks. Several players have struggled after making similar moves. Jota left Celtic for Al-Ittihad but quickly ...

Celtic could finalise the £9million return of Jota on Monday. The Portuguese winger is poised to make a Parkhead comeback just 18 months after leaving for Saudi Arabia. Jota was back in Glasgow ...

Jota has no regrets over his move to Saudi Arabia - where he found game-time limited because his club signed another foreign player after already filling their quota - or subsequent switch to ...

Celtic have secured Jota on a five-and-a-half-year contract after he swapped places with Kyogo Furuhashi. The 25-year-old has completed his move from Rennes 18 months after leaving Celtic in a ...

And Jota marked the occasion by netting in stoppage ... A record breaking £25million move to Saudi Arabia may have turbocharged his bank balance, but he could barely scrape to start together ...

Celtic has signed striker Jota from Rennes in time for the Champions League knockout phase. The deal on Monday brings him ...

Sat on the bench as the final few seconds ebbed away, he had his thunder stolen by the returning figure of Jota. The Portuguese ... of the man who left for Saudi Arabia 18 months ago.

That contract extension was signed one day after Jota left the club for Saudi Arabia in a £25m exit - but as fate would have it the Portuguese player ended up at Rennes, and has now swapped ...