Brendan Rodgers has revealed that Jota is on the brink of completing a return to Celtic, while Kyogo Furuhashi is preparing to exit the club.
The Japanese striker expressed his desire to leave several months ago, and his move to Ligue 1 side Rennes now appears imminent.
Celtic, meanwhile, are set to finalize Jota’s signing from Rennes in a significant piece of January transfer business, with the deal expected to be completed within the next 24 hours, barring any unforeseen complications.
On Kyogo’s departure, Rodgers explained:
“He has obviously travelled for a medical and what not so that will probably be confirmed I would say in the next 24 hours.
“He was one of our top players and someone who fit perfectly into how we want to play.
“Kyogo had expressed an interest to leave a number of months back and then that expression becomes stronger and then it comes to the stage where he wants to leave.
“Sadly, we have to then do a deal and look to finalise that for him. He has been an incredible player for the club. He is not someone that we wanted to lose.”
Turning his attention to Jota, Rodgers added:
“Likewise, it is not finalised yet but a player that clearly would be an incredible addition to our squad given what he has done before and his qualities.
“Hopefully, we can confirm that in the next 24 hours.”