Jota is at Celtic Park at the moment finalising the formalities ahead of being announced as a Celtic player…
Our superstar from Portugal must realise that he will have to earn his place in this exciting Celtic side. Jota will become a Celtic player for the second time as his £8.6 million move from Rennes nears completion over the next few hours.
Staggering £25 million deal
We all know his capabilities after his last spell at the club, indeed it was only 18 months ago the superstar of Portugal left for Saudi side Al-Ittihad in a staggering £25 million deal.
Jota failed to settle in the Gulf State and moved to French side Rennes last summer, but has failed to impress in France making only 10 appearances for the Ligue 1 side.
News of his impending move back to Glasgow has excited the supporters, taking the sting out of Kyogo’s move in the opposite direction, but any notion that he will walk straight into the first team needs to be knocked firmly on the head.
It’s assumed that Jota will occupy the left side attacking berth as Nicolas Kuhn has made the right side position his own with a string of impressive performances. The problem for Jota is that Daizen Maeda plays that left sided role superbly, and has made it his own, so Jota like every other player will need to fully prove his worth to the manager.
Brendan has decisions to make
Brendan could of course play Daizen in a more central role, but I’d expect another striker to be brought in, so it could be a straight battle between Daizen and Jota for that left sided role.
Jota will need to fight for his place and prove his worth, and his massive price tag will mean nothing in the manager’s eye when it comes to team selections, just ask Adam Idah.
🍀 Rennes winger Jota is in Glasgow to finalise his return to Celtic.
The club are also expected to make an approach for Brondby striker Mathias Kvistgaarden as they look to replace the departing Kyogo. More ⤵️
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Anyone, including Chris Sutton, who thinks Rodgers has gone into this with his eyes closed has been walking around with the aid of a bloody good guide dog these last 18 months!
If there’s one thing Rodgers has taught us about himself even more during this second spell as Celtic manager, it’s that he is the one pulling these strings.
As long as we are enjoying the success we are getting, I for one, trust his judgement!
I have learned there’s a reason some people are good managers, and some not so good, and some are good pundits and of course, even more, many many more, NOT so good!
What a load of nonsense