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 says his goal-scoring Celtic return was "just like old times" and he sensed he would find the back of the net once he got off the bench. The Portuguese winger signed for Celtic for the second time in January having been sold to Al-Ittihad for a reported £25m in 2023, and subsequently moved to French club Rennes.

Celtic have confirmed the return of fan favourite former winger Jota - just 18 months after leaving.The Portuguese 'superstar' left for Saudi Arabia in a £25m move but lasted just one disappointing