Former Celtic winger Jota has been put on high alert over a quickfire Al-Ittihad exit by boss Nuno Espirito Santo as he admitted he wanted to cut the "foreign numbers" in his squad.The Portuguese star and the Premiership champions cashed in earlier this summer when the big-spending Saudi Pro League side splashed out £25million on him.
The 24-year-old joined the likes of superstar striker Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante and Fabinho in the squad on the opening day of the campaign as they ran out 3-0 winners over Al-Raed but the Portuguese only managed to make a late cameo off the bench.
Reports have been swirling that a loan exit could be on the cards just weeks after the winger made his blockbuster exit from Celtic.
Saudi Pro League rules only allow eight players per squad from overseas, and it’s believed Jota could be on the way out to facilitate more deals.
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