The former Celtic winger moved to the Saudi giants this summer for a £25million fee, but the transfer has not gone to plan.
It is claimed that Al-Ittihad are keen to shift Jota out the door to free up space for more incomings, with the club heavily linked to Liverpool superstar Mo Salah.
Jota's hopes of staying at the club were handed a boost tonight though as he was named on the bench with Al-Ittihad in action against Al-Riyadh. "People often ask me what is so special about Celtic and I think there's no straight answer, there's no fair answer for that."There is this mystical fog flowing around Celtic Park that induces you to this sense of football edge.
"To the players, to the staff and for all of the involved departments, a big thank you from me. You guys made me better.
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