Fresh Jota nightmare, spiky Kvistgaarden transfer address and forgotten £15m payday resurfaces – Celtic news bulletin

Winger Jota has suffered another career blow after leaving Celtic after picking up an injury at new club Stade Rennes.

The 24-year-old finally ended his nightmare spell in the Saudi Pro League last summer - just 12 months on from a £25m exit move away from Glasgow's east end. He barely featured for Al-Ittihad having been dropped from the foreign player list almost instantly - and is attempted to kickstart his career with the Ligue 1 side.

However, he now faces a spell on the sidelines after just two appearances off the bench for the French side. Going into the clash with Lens on Saturday, boss Julian Stephan conceded he couldn't put a timeline on when the 25-year-old would be back in action: "Jota may be too weak for this weekend. He has a muscle issue and we are on alert. It remains to be seen when he is back."

While the Portuguese player is in the past for Celtic fans, one man who appeared to be on the cards as a future arrival was Mathias Kvistgaarden. The Brondby star has been on the Parkhead agenda over the last year - but a deal has failed to materialise.

And the 22-year-old appears to be unhappy - hinting that bids had come in last summer but the asking price by the Danes was too high. Asked by Viaplay about the prospect of an exit, the forward said: "Of course there has been something, but now I'm here at the club.

"What you read on the internet is not always 100 percent true, but it is no secret that at one point or another I dream of going outside of Denmark. It didn't happen in this window, but as you can see - I think - in the way I react on the pitch, I don't think it's something I'm struggling too much with in my head.

Asked if he was disappointed an offer had not been accepted, he went on: "Yes.