The winger swapped Parkhead adulation for the riches of the Middle East and it has proved an unmitigated disaster.
It has proved an unmitigated disaster so far for Jota and now his transfer woe in Saudi Arabia appears to reaching the end game.
The Celtic hero swapped Parkhead adulation for the riches of the Middle East when he joined Al-Ittihad in a £25m deal over the summer. But dreams of teeing up Real Madrid icon Karim Benzema for goal upon goal are fading as his Saudi stay turns into a personal nightmare. Boss Nuno was non-committal over the winger's future earlier this month and multiple reports suggest his time with the SPL champions could be coming to an end in the coming days.
Jota has been told by club legends a push to land Mo Salah is behind his possible departure. And the fact the man who landed Celtic the joint highest Scottish transfer fee received for a player could now become a free agent has been met with incredulity. But a report out of the Middle East has offered added insight as to why the Jota and Al-Ittihad marriage has barely been able to make it out of a supposed Honeymoon period.
They claim the club's punters are not having the Benfica graduate. It's stated: 'Followers of the Tigers are 'disgruntled by the arrival of an unknown foreigner'. A harsh moniker but Al-Ittihad punters and backers are weak at the knees over the thought of Mo Salah signing up to join Benzema, N'Golo Kante and Fabinho in yellow and black
But what comes next? Atalanta are understood to be admirers of a player who is set to spearhead the cull list to open the marquee arrivals in the final weeks of the Saudi transfer window – which stretches seven days beyond when European clubs will be able to sign new players.
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