Celtic winger, Jota, has stated that this summer will be his first full pre-season in five years with the club he is due to spend the entire campaign at.
Ahead of the Hoops pre-season preparations ramping up next week, the former Benfica man completed his return to Paradise.
Jota arrived at Parkhead last year on transfer deadline day, before going on to play a key role in the Bhoys trophy success.
Of course, joining on the final day of the summer window meant that the winger was thrust into the action for Postecoglou’s side and didn’t have the time in pre-season to get up to speed.
The Portuguese under-21 internationalist reflected upon his late arrival and admitted he is looking forward to having that luxury of working on improving his game.
Jota also revealed a surprising fact, stating that he hasn’t spent an entire pre-season with the side he will be at for the last five years.
At a press conference 67 Hail Hail attended, Jota said: “It was some crazy days last season, I remember on the deadline day. Then everything went well; this time, I think I have time to prepare myself.
“I think it’s actually the first time in five years that I can do a pre-season with the team that I will play or that I will be throughout the season.
“So, I think it’s good for everyone, and I just want to prepare myself physically and mentally for the season that we are going to have and perform the best as I can.”
Time on the training ground will help take Jota to another level.
We all saw how good Jota was last season, and that was without spending much time on the training ground under the Celtic manager.
This summer, the talented winger will have the opportunity to work closely with his teammates and the coaching staff at Celtic.
Jota has already set a high standard, but he could take that to a whole new level after the five weeks of pre-season this summer.
Postecoglou deserves great credit for getting him in time for the trip to Austria next week, and now those at the club have the maximum amount of time to work on improving.
In other news, The buzz for Celtic’s pre-season return has just stepped up a notch.
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