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Jota rejoices in Celtic return as he drops f-bomb in five-word social media message to Hoops fans
He's so glad to be back in Glasgow
JOTA'S back in the green and white - but he turned the air BLUE with his return message to Celtic fans.
The Parkhead favourite is back in the east end of Glasgow after an 18-month exile in the Saudi Pro League and Ligue 1.
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It's been a fairly unhappy spell too - the Portuguese winger was initially frozen out of Al-Ittihad's SPL squad until March despite his £25million price tag.
He was on the move last summer but even back in Europe his fortunes failed to improve.
At Stade Rennais he managed four hours of football across 10 games - scoring once in the league as the red and blacks slumped into the relegation zone.
But he hasn't kicked a ball this year.
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So it's perhaps little wonder he's so excited to be back in Scotland where he savoured so much success with Ange Postecoglou two years ago.
Jota joined Celtic on a season-long loan from Benfica before making the move permanent in 2022.
A year later he was off as part of Saudi Arabia's cash-rich recruitment drive.
But now he's back and signed a mammoth five and a half year contract with Brendan Rodgers side.
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And the 25-year-old couldn't hide his glee at being back in Glasgow - and perhaps became a little carried away with his five-word rallying call to his fans.
Taking to Instagram he wrote: "I am f****** home baby!"
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And his return to his happy place was foremost in his mind as he was re-introduced to the Celtic fans and media on Monday afternoon.
He said: "I am buzzing. It feels like home and for me, that’s something I was aiming for.
“Today, going to Lennoxtown and to training, it felt nostalgic, but it felt like I had never left, that’s the feeling at the moment.
“It’s been a year-and-a-half with some difficulties, mainly on the pitch where I didn’t have a lot of opportunities to play.
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“Physically, it’s not my best moment, but that will come quickly with minutes, game-time and training, and I can’t wait for it.
“Once I had the time to think on it and I understood that this was the best step for my career, I felt like ‘okay, let’s go for it once again’, and it just feels right.”
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