MOTHERWELL, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 02: Celtic's Jota celebrates after scoring to make it 3-1 during a William Hill Premiership match between Motherwell and Celtic at Fir Park, on February 02, 2025, in Motherwell, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Foy/SNS Group via Getty Images)
Eighteen months later he seemed taller, thiner and hairier but some things haven’t changed with Celtic’s Superstar from Portugal.
January wasn’t the most exciting of transfer windows for the Celtic support but as Kyogo Furuhashi headed off to Rennes there was the significant consolation of Jota moving in the opposite direction.
Returning ‘home’ after leaving as a Treble winner in the summer of 2023, denied the chance to say good-bye as he slipped off to the lucrative anonymity of the Saudi Pro League.
There is nothing artificial about Fir Park, Motherwell in February, Jota got a 65 minute viewing on the terrain before he was sent on to the warmest of receptions from the away support.
Some players have a special rapport with fans. Jota and Kyogo had it in different ways, in 29 minutes of yesterday’s match Jota had three shots at goal with his effort in the 94th minute sealing the victory and a perfect return to Celtic.
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On Wednesday night Jota makes his return to Celtic Park with Dundee the visitors, a week later Bayern Munich will provide sterner opposition.
With Daizen Maeda suspended the stage is set for Jota with every effort put in to get his fitness upto the level required to impact on Europe’s prime competition.
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Definitely something of the NIGHT about Nicholson,sevco have more on than that 5 Way Agreement on Liewell.
How did he get the job in the first place since he has been at our club the C**T has been on a sponsored silence.
Now as I have said before this was the FUD that past the test and got the job,so who the fuck got chased and failed it,if he is supposedly the guy for the job.
You would have a better chance of a rocking horse doing a big shite in George Square and seeing Lord Lucan ride Shergar around Trafalgar Square than Celtic FC calling out the refs and the SFA.
5 Way Agreement anyone.
Well said Joker,our board are bigger jokers than you though,a bunch of cowards, Nicholson is like a shiver waiting to run up someone’s spine, keep up the good work joker and keep the puns coming,aka ivnogoatwan from j Forrest website.