Ange Postecoglou predicts Celtic transfer acceleration as he insists star man Jota’s ceiling is limitless

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou says £6 million winger Jota can take his game to another level at Celtic this season.

The Parkhead gaffer believes they’ve signed a better player this summer than the one who arrived on loan from Benfica a year ago. After the Portuguese star impressed in a 2-2 friendly draw against Blackburn Rovers, Postecolgou heaped praise on his wide man.

And ahead of their Premiership title defence and a crack at the Champions League group stage, the Hoops boss insists there’s no limit to how good he can be. Postecoglou said: “There’s no ceiling to Jota’ s potential. He was very good today. The attacking players rely on feeling fresh with their athleticism and their speed. I know people said we re-signed two players in Jota and Cameron Carter-Vicker s this summer. But I think we’ve signed two better players than we had last year. That’s why we brought them in. There’s no reason why Jota can’t go further and take his game to another level.

“Last year was probably the first season he settled somewhere. You got the sense that he felt really good at the club within this group.

“That was his first year of really making an impact. Our job is now to make sure we take him to that next level and give him that chance. He’s a really focused, ambitious guy so I’m sure he’ll do that.”

Jota was the stand-out against Blackburn and scored Celtic’s equaliser after Sam Gallagher’s 30-second opener and tormented the English Championship outfit for an hour before going off.

David Turnbull also netted for the home side, with Ben Brereton-Diaz levelling late on.

Postecoglou is pleased with his side’s pre-season progress but still wants to add to his squad. Carl Starfelt, Giorgos Giakoumakis and Reo Hatate missed the