Celtic have posed for their 2025/26 squad photo.
It is that time of the year where Brendan Rodgers, the players and staff all come together for the official squad photo.
New signings Sebastian Tounekti, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Benjamin Nygren and more all feature in the photo, which was shared on the club’s social media accounts.
Young defender Colby Donovan, who has featured in the first team of late, was missing, but there was one real notable figure absent.
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Celtic fans react as Jota missing from 2025/26 squad photo
From the moment the photo was posted, it was clear to see that Jota was missing.
Jota is injured until 2026 but has been working hard behind the scenes to recover.
Despite training away from everyone else, it was a surprise to see him missing from the photo.
@liamcsc asked: “Why was Jota left out of the squad photo?”
@Mcvader88 said: “Could’ve waited for Jota.”
@CelticNoah stated: “No Jota.”
@liammckenna6819 wrote: “Where is Jota?”
Jota provides Celtic fans with fitness update
The winger is reportedly in Portugal continuing his recovery from injury and has been going through his rehabilitation programme.
It has been a while since there was any update, however, he gave fans a snippet into what he has been doing.
In his latest Instagram post, Jota shared a picture of him underwater holding a kettlebell.
Rodgers is yet to confirm when he will return to action or when he will be back in training, but the latest photo is a positive sign.
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