Portuguese winger Jota came off the bench for Stade Rennais this weekend to assist the final goal in a French Cup 4-1 rout of Bordeaux, amid growing rumours of a shock return to Celtic.
Having moved from the Saudi Pro League to Ligue 1 last summer, the one-time fan favourite in Glasgow is yet to play a full 90 minutes under manager Jorge Sampaoli.
All told, the 25-year-old has struggled to hit his stride since departing Parkhead in the summer of 2023, but the player himself admitted he has no regrets with the route his career has taken so far.
With talk of Kieran Tierney returning to the city's east end during next month's January transfer window, similarly speculative chatter of Jota leaving France in the coming weeks has since surfaced.
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If the player does depart Rennes, where he might end up remains to be seen – but his efforts while still under contract for the French side cannot be questioned.
The 25-year-old was brought on in the 60th minute for teammate Albert Gronbaek with the score-line 2-1 in Rennes' favour.
Fifteen minutes later, the visitors made it three, before, four minutes after that again, they put the match out of sight, with Jota assisting for Arnaud Kalimuendo.
