Jota - Welcome Home!

Brendan Rodgers has ruled out any chance of an early injury comeback for Jota.


The Portuguese star is sidelined until 2026 after suffering a horror ACL injury at Tannadice in April.


Jota has been undergoing his rehab back home and visited his teammates at their Lisbon training camp earlier this week.



Rodgers said: "Yes, he's coming along really well. I think we obviously sent him back to assess his fitness here and be with his family.

"And yes, the progress has come along really well.


I think the first 12 weeks of that injury, it's important that you get to a point where you can, in the nine to 12 weeks, that you're able to straighten it.

"So he can do that. He was in the gym. So yes, he's coming along well. Long, long way to go. But it's good to see him."

 

Our hero returns to paradise, get fit soon Jota, we need you!

 

Yes we all do, Celtic really miss him now, if Jota is fit, different team set up , we would not be as desperate for a striker as we have Japans & Celtics proven Maeda.

 

The only winger we have capable of beating a defender with a bit of skill.

 

Celtic hero Jota was forced to flee after being caught up in an Orange Walk held by the Provincial Grand Black Chapter of Scotland.


The Portuguese star was posing for selfies with Hoops fans outside Glasgow’s five star Blythswood Hotel on Sunday afternoon.




But his pals yelled at him to run into a car as the procession closed in.



One fan said: “We were actually outside the hotel as we wanted to get glimpse of Tom Holland who was staying there during Spider-Man filming.



Then all of a sudden Jota just strolled out.



He was happily chatting to us and doing selfies.

“My friend asked if he’d seen Tom but he said he hadn’t but had seen his fiancée Zendaya.

“The march was getting louder and closer so his pals were getting very flustered telling him that he had to go.


“He didn’t seem too bothered though and kept doing pictures but the people he was with started shouting that he had to get away.

“They then ushered him into a vehicle which sped off.”



Jota, 26, is currently injured so wasn’t with his Celtic teammates as they prepared for their season opener with St Mirren which they later won 1-0.

 

He’ll start back training in the next few months

 

This seasons pre season was going to be invaluable for him as well.

I fear with all the football he's missed it might be next season before we see our proper Jota back if at all.