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Chris Sutton has warned Celtic fans to caution their expectations over Jota.
Yesterday the former Benfica winger came through 45 minutes of a bounce game against Falkirk.
His first action since April 2025.
Celtic fans have dozens of iconic Jota moments but they are mainly from Jota 1 before his move to Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia.
Following the emotion of his goal-scoring at Motherwell in February 2025 there has been a few glimmers of magic but that came to a halt at Tannadice.
Over the last 18 months almost nothing has been seen or heard of from the Superstar from Portugal.
He has rarely been seen at matches with reports of a recent spell back at Benfica finalising his rehab.
Sutton knows the toll that long term injury has on players.
In the Daily Record he warned Celtic fans:
From next Sunday at Fir Park Celtic have nine matches through until November 8 and the next international break.
With Jota ruled out of the three Europa League ties there are three home SPFL matches that Jota could be involved in.
After a few outings the November international break could be used to increase fitness allowing Jota to play a significant domestic role through the winter months.
How he fits into the current Celtic side is another matter but he does bring well defined skills to the squad.
Mostly used on the left wing the former Benfica man is capable of taking defenders on either side while adding a regular goal threat.
In season 22/23 Jota scored 15 goals including two in the Champions League away to RB Leipzig and Real Madrid.
Since leaving Celtic playing time over the last three seasons has been very limited with 25/26 a complete write-off.
There has been no comment from Celtic on Friday’s match against Falkirk.
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Yesterday the former Benfica winger came through 45 minutes of a bounce game against Falkirk.
His first action since April 2025.
Celtic fans have dozens of iconic Jota moments but they are mainly from Jota 1 before his move to Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia.
Following the emotion of his goal-scoring at Motherwell in February 2025 there has been a few glimmers of magic but that came to a halt at Tannadice.
Over the last 18 months almost nothing has been seen or heard of from the Superstar from Portugal.
He has rarely been seen at matches with reports of a recent spell back at Benfica finalising his rehab.
Sutton knows the toll that long term injury has on players.
In the Daily Record he warned Celtic fans:
From next Sunday at Fir Park Celtic have nine matches through until November 8 and the next international break.
THE JOTA RETURN TIMELINE
With Jota ruled out of the three Europa League ties there are three home SPFL matches that Jota could be involved in.
After a few outings the November international break could be used to increase fitness allowing Jota to play a significant domestic role through the winter months.
How he fits into the current Celtic side is another matter but he does bring well defined skills to the squad.
Mostly used on the left wing the former Benfica man is capable of taking defenders on either side while adding a regular goal threat.
In season 22/23 Jota scored 15 goals including two in the Champions League away to RB Leipzig and Real Madrid.
Since leaving Celtic playing time over the last three seasons has been very limited with 25/26 a complete write-off.
There has been no comment from Celtic on Friday’s match against Falkirk.
The post I’m urging caution- Celtic given Jota warning appeared first on videocelts.com.
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