Okay, he’s not just “some guy” like we said in the headline. His name is Joao Pedro Neves Filipe, although most people simply call him Jota, and he’s a pretty good player. However he’s another one of those whose price has been overblown by Saudi interest. Oh well, we should be getting used to it by now.Scottish champions Celtic sold their Portuguese winger to Al-Ittihad for $31.75 million. It’s the same Jota who joined the Hoops from Benfica two years ago on loan, making his move permanent a year ago for a fee of $8.2 million. That’s a nice profit for the Glasgow club.##NAJAVA_MECA_7353136##The 24-year-old makes the permanent switch following two years in Glasgow, having spent one season on loan from Benfica before signing a permanent contract. Jota helped Celtic to two league titles during his time with the club, scoring 28 goals over a two-year spell in all competitions.Last week, Celtic signed 21-year-old winger Marco Tilio from Melbourne City – presumably as a replacement for Jota. Brendan Rodgers has also signed midfielder Odin Thiago Holm from Norwegian team Valerenga since returning to Celtic to replace Ange Postecoglou as manager.He may be a very rich man after his stint in Saudi Arabia, but I doubt Jota will have the adulation & moments he had at Celtic. It’s a mercenary game these days & we fans have to accept that everyone has their price but he really could have grown into a legend at Celtic. pic.twitter.com/Hyqbb3KziI— Lisbon Lion (@tirnaog_09) July 4, 2023 The Portuguese follows several high-profile players in joining the Saudi Pro League and becomes Al-Ittihad’s third signing in this transfer window after former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema and ex-Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante signed for the club.
