Jota bombshell revealed as Celtic hero told REAL reason for axe by Saudi insider amid bonkers Al-Ittihad farce

Celtic hero Jota is staring at a brutal exit from Al-Ittihad because he is reportedly paying the price for fan strife sparked by the club's signing policy.

Leading Saudi journalist Waleed Al Farraj claims the man who left Glasgow in a £25m deal earlier this summer will almost certainly see his stint with the Saudi Pro League champions end imminently. The wide man has been reduced to a bit-part role under compatriot Nuno and multiple reports state the end game is nearing. And now more insight has emerged which claims belief remains Mo Salah can be secured despite Liverpool and the Egyptian superstar's agent playing down a move to the Middle East.

Leading Saudi journalist Waleed Al Farraj, said: “Mohamed Salah is an Ittihad player, God willing. There is a 75 per cent chance that Salah will join Ittihad. I heard that Jota will not continue with the team. Yes, the club paid €30 million for him, but the club found that he does not serve the team at the moment. Ittihad’s interests come first. I am happy to have Karim Benzema in the centre-forward position, but he lacks playing alongside world-class attacking wingers. But in that way, absolutely not.”

And the notion former Celtic star Jota is not of the level required has been stoked by a belief by followers of the SPL kingpins that their rivals have been more ambitious in their recruitment this summer. He added: “It is the right of the Ittihad Jeddah fans to be saddened by the team’s current technical state, but we must not forget that last year, these same players managed to win the league. There is a fierce campaign against the players, management, and the coach because of the arrival of international stars to other clubs.

"These other clubs have signed more foreign