Jota was forced off during Celtic’s 1-0 over Hearts; manager Ange Postecoglou says he will be out for 3-4 weeks; he will miss the League Cup final against Hibs on December 19; Celtic play their final Europa League group match against Real Betis on Thursday night
Ahead of their final Europa League group match against Real Betis on Thursday, Postecoglou revealed the on-loan attacker is out for the showpiece occasion at Hampden Park on December 19.
“He won’t be right for the cup final,” the Australian said.
“It’s going to be three-four weeks recovery depending how he goes so if you look at timelines it gets pretty tight for between now and the break.”
Celtic are poised to exercise Jota’s £6.5 million option to buy before the end of the season.
Since joining from Portuguese club Benfica in the summer, the winger has scored eight goals in all competitions.
A fee of £6.5m was agreed in the summer with Celtic eager to take advantage.
Sky Sports News understands Celtic are targeting moves for Japanese trio Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate and Yosuke Ideguchi.
Manager Ange Postecoglou has already tapped into the J-League market with success, bringing in striker Kyogo Furuhashi from Vissel Kobe in the summer.
He would not confirm names but said things are progressing well for January.
