The 25-year-old is back at Celtic after signing a five-and-a-half-year deal; Jota left to join Al Ittihad for £25m in 2023 before moving to Rennes last summer; He scored 28 goals and offered 26 assist

Ligue 1 side Rennes signed Japanese international Kyogo Furuhashi from Celtic on Monday, with Portuguese forward Jota rejoining the Scottish champions.

Rennes and João Pedro Neves Filipe “Jota” (25) are set to part ways imminently with the Ligue 1 club agreeing to a €10m transfer fee with Celtic. The Portuguese winger will return to Celtic

Celtic have seen Kyogo Furuhasi leave for France, but had already done some business of their own, bringing Jota back to the club.

Celtic re-signed winger Jota on a five-and-a-half-year deal, pending international clearance. Jota returns after spells with Rennes and Al Ittihad. Meanwhile, Kyogo Furuhashi moved to Stade Rennais on a two-and-a-half-year contract,

But TBR Football now report that Arsenal are confident of beating main rivals City to a huge transfer coup, with former Liverpool target Martin Zubimendi also expected to join from Real Sociedad in the summer as part of Mikel Arteta’s midfield regeneration plan to cast doubt on the Emirates Stadium futures of Thomas Partey and Jorginho.

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Glenn Kamara’s potential move to Middlesbrough could be over as Rennes have opened talks with Al-Shabab about a potential transfer. That’s according to L’Equipe, who report that talks are ongoing between Rennes and the Saudi First Division squad.

Celtic have already been handed a tidy £843,000 just for reaching the playoffs. But should they progress further and reach the last 16, it would see them rake in a whopping £9.3m. And none of these figures take into account ticket sales either, with Parkhead set to be packed to the rafters for the home play off.

Celtic defender took to social media to say his goodbyes to Kyogo Furuhashi after his move to French side Rennes.

Kyogo Furuhashi has already broken a European record without making his debut for Rennes. The Japanese striker completed his move to the French Ligue 1 side on Monday, penning a two-and-a-half-year deal in Brittany, with winger Jota going the other way and making an emotional return to Celtic.