The 25-year-old is back at Celtic after signing a five-and-a-half-year deal; Jota left to join Al Ittihad for £25m in 2023 before moving to Rennes last summer; He scored 28 goals and offered 26 assist

Rennes and João Pedro Neves Filipe “Jota” (25) are set to part ways imminently with the Ligue 1 club agreeing to a €10m transfer fee with Celtic. The Portuguese winger will return to Celtic

Celtic have seen Kyogo Furuhasi leave for France, but had already done some business of their own, bringing Jota back to the club.

Leaving Celtic for Al-Itthad in a money-spinning move, Jota saw his career take a serious nosedive as he struggled for game time at the Saudi club. Moving to Rennes was supposed to give Jota a fresh start but it never panned out and it was here where the Celtic dressing room intervened.

Celtic re-signed winger Jota on a five-and-a-half-year deal, pending international clearance. Jota returns after spells with Rennes and Al Ittihad. Meanwhile, Kyogo Furuhashi moved to Stade Rennais on a two-and-a-half-year contract,

As always, Celtic fans were first in line to react to the Rennes announcement and it was no surprise that they had a message to the French club about Kyogo. Another Celtic fan said, “Thanks, and look after Kyogo.” whilst another replied, “Enjoy kyogo. We’ll love having Jota back.”

Kyogo Furuhashi transfers to Rennes for GBP 10 million, while Jota returns to Celtic after a brief stint in Saudi Arabia.

Rennes have reportedly sacked their manager just three days after signing Kyogo Furuhashi from Celtic. The Japanese striker completed a £10million transfer to the French club on Monday in a move which saw winger Jota rejoin the Parkhead side by moving in the opposite direction.

Kyogo's move from Celtic to Rennes looks to have got off to a complicated start, with the French side sacking their manager. Fabrizio Romano claims that Jorge Sampaoli has been dismissed by the Ligue 1 outfit. Rennes have endured a poor season to date. They sit 16th in France's top flight, just four points clear of bottom side Le Havre.

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