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 admitted his 18 months away from Celtic Park felt like a decade. But the Portuguese winger felt like he had never been away after his first training session back. Celtic have secured Jota on a five-and-a-half-year contract after he swapped places with Kyogo Furuhashi.

Jota returns for a reported fee of £9m and has signed a four-and-a-half year deal with the Scottish champions. During his first spell at the club, the 25-year-old won every domestic honour available to him and scored 28 goals and provided 26 assists. He is being tipped to wear the number 23 jersey on his return.

Celtic have seen Kyogo Furuhasi leave for France, but had already done some business of their own, bringing Jota back to the club.

Celtic signed striker Jota on Monday in time for the Champions League knockout phase, bringing him back to Scotland for about one third of the fee it got selling him to Saudi Arabia 18 months ago. Jota spent one year with Al-Ittihad before an offseason move to Rennes,

Celtic have re-signed Portuguese winger Jota on a five-and-a-half-year contract subject to international clearance, the Scottish club said on Monday, while striker Kyogo Furuhashi joined Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais.

These are some of the places Jota visited during his first two years in Glasgow at Celtic Portuguese winger Jota has returned to Celtic on a five-and-a-half-year contract from Ligue 1 side Rennes who he signed for last summer.

Jota originally joined Celtic from Benfica in 2021, initially on loan, and made a massive impact. He helped the club win two league titles, two League Cups, and a Scottish Cup bef