Jota has been told he needs 'work' - because his ill-fated move to Saudi Arabia has him out of shape.The former Celtic winger sealed a £8m move to Rennes from Al-Ittihad before the deadline to finally end his nightmare year in the middle east.
He banked Celtic £25m in the 2023 summer window but his value plummeted to a third of that after failing to earn a first-team spot in the Saudi Pro League.
There were concerns over what that move meant for his long-term ambitions at the time but he's now back in Europe hoping to make a splash with Rennes.
However, he'll have to wait his turn. Jota wasn't involved in their weekend game against Reims and Rennes boss Julien Stephan admits it could be some time before he reaches the levels of fitness required to play in France's Ligue 1.
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