Amongst all the news reports regarding the latest transfer news coming out of Celtic Park, there was one particular news flash on Sky Sports that would have produced a wry smile within the Celtic support…
UEFA Champions League Celtic Glasgow vs Young Boys Bern, Celtic Park. Goal celebration by Kyogo Furuhashi however VAR rules out the goal. Photo Joeran Steinsiek IMAGO
With the news that Kyogo Furuhashi is leaving us, in the aftermath of our great win which has propelled us into the Champions League knockouts, there was a sinking feeling taking hold.
That bitter blow has been softened though, with the news that Jota will now be making a sensational return to the Hoops in the next 24 hours or so. Brendan Rodgers confirmed today at his media conference that it should be done this weekend and that both Jota and Kyogo will put the finishing touches on their respective moves.
Joao Neves Filipe Jota of Celtic celebrates scoring the second goal during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Celtic FC and Rangers FC at on September 03, 2022 Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images
Oh the anguish!
But on Thursday night Sky Sports had a transfer bulletin regarding the club’s latest comings and goings and the Sky Sports news anchor, Mike Wedderburn, couldn’t help himself when he decided to wind the former Rangers striker up about the return of Portuguese superstar, Jota. The presenter asked the pundit who covers the Scottish Premiership for Sky Sports if the impending return had “ruined his night already” in the build-up to theRangers game versus Man Utd.
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Oh the anguish!
Paul Gillespie
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