Jota believes he has returned to Celtic a "more mature" person having overcome "some difficulties" with Al-Ittihad then Rennes. The 25-year-old Portuguese winger has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract as former Celtic team-mate Kyogo Furuhashi moved in the opposite direction to the Ligue 1 strugglers.

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,

The 25-year-old is back at Celtic after signing a five-and-a-half-year deal; Jota left to join Al Ittihad for £25m in 2023 before moving to Rennes last summer; He scored 28 goals and offered 26 assist

Rennes and João Pedro Neves Filipe “Jota” (25) are set to part ways imminently with the Ligue 1 club agreeing to a €10m transfer fee with Celtic. The Portuguese winger will return to Celtic

It looks like Celtic winger Luis Palma is close to completing an exit before the winter transfer window closes.

Instead, although not explicitly stated, it was directed at Brendan Rodgers, who had a couple of nights earlier performed a midnight flit to Leicester City. You’ll remember the message because it was a classic of the genre and still holds it charge today. “You traded immortality for mediocrity,” Rodgers was told. “Never a Celt, always a fraud.”

According to 67 Hail Hail, Sarpsborg have rejected the initial approach from Celtic for Sondre Ørjasæter. It is understood that the Hoops went in with a bid of around €5.25million which equates to around £4.4million.

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Now back in Paradise, Jota has sent his first message to the Celtic fans with whom he enjoyed a close bond in his first spell at the club. Short and sweet, Jota looked overjoyed as the Portuguese winger too to Celtic’s YouTube channel to deliver his first message to the Hoops support.

Jota: “I’m buzzing at the moment; it feels like home and for me that’s something that I was aiming for. Today going to Lennoxtown and training etc, it just felt like nostalgic, but it felt like I’ve never left, so that’s the feeling at the moment.”

Portuguese winger Jota has made a sensational return to Celtic, 18 months after departing the club for a £25 million move to Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia.