Celtic have announced the arrival of Benfica winger Jota on a loan deal.
The 22-year-old has moved to Parkhead until the end of the season - and the Premiership club have an option to buy next summer.
Jota becomes manager Ange Postecoglou 's eleventh capture of the summer window and a second of the day following confirmation Giorgos Giakoumakis had signed from Venlo.
A Portuguese youth international, he's spent time on-loan with Real Vallodolid in La Liga last season but has not featured as part of boss Jorge Jesus' plans since returning.
A report in his homeland on Sunday indicated Celtic would need to stump up €7.5million (£6.4m) if they want to make the transfer permanent next summer.
A Celtic statement said: "Celtic Football Club is delighted to announce that it has made its 11 th signing of the summer transfer window, with the announcement that winger Jota has joined the club, subject to international clearance. Jota joins Celtic from Benfica in Portugal, on a season-long loan with Celtic having an option to buy.
"The 22-year-old midfielder has featured 18 times for Portugal’s Under-21s side since 2018, scoring five goals along the way, and is a product of Benfica’s youth academy, having graduated to the club’s senior side in July, 2019. The winger spent the 2020/21 campaign out on loan, playing in Spain’s La Liga for Real Valladolid, before returning to the Eagles this summer."
Jota's transfers adds to Postecoglou signings Osaze Urhoghide (Sheffield Wednesday), Liel Abada (Maccabi Petah Tivka), Kyogo Furuhashi (Vissel Kobe), Carl Starfelt (Rubin Kazan) Joe Hart (Tottenham) James McCarthy (free agent), Josip Juranovic (Legia Warsaw), Liam Scales (Shamrock Rovers) and Giorgos Giakoumakis (Venlo).
A deal for Liam Shaw was agreed prior to the new manager's arrival.
