Jota's infatuation with all things Celtic continued off the pitch last night on social media.
The Portuguese winger has further endeared himself to the Hoops support off the pitch, as he posted snaps on his Instagram visiting The Brazen Head bar in Glasgow following his visit last week.
Jota, who scored the decisive goal in Saturday's 1-0 win over fiercest rivals Rangers in the Scottish Cup semi-final, is pictured wearing a retro 1996/97 'Bumblebee' away top, as he posed for the camera.
He captioned the post "School trip to the 90’s", a nod to the date of origin from which the jersey he is wearing is from. In one of the three images posted to his @Jotafilipe_7 account, the player is reminiscing with an older fan about past times in the history of Celtic, highlighting the mutual affection Jota shares with the Hoops supporters.
This season, the winger has 14 goals and 11 assists in 38 appearances so far this campaign in all competitions. His goal last weekend was the latest in a rich vein of form against the Ibrox side, in which he has now scored four times against the club in under two seasons, three coming this season alone.
He will be hoping to add to his goal contributions tally this weekend, as Celtic look to clinch consecutive league titles with a win over Hearts on Sunday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Yuki Kobayashi has been backed to fill the big shoes of Cameron Carter-Vickers in his absence by his Celtic teammate Greg Taylor, in a vote of confidence for the Japanese central defender.
Carter-Vickers, an ever-present in the Hoops defence this campaign, has played his final minutes of the season, a knee operation set to keep him out for three to four months according to reports.
Taylor, however, rates Kobayashi highly and backs the January signing to make a positive impact on the team, especially beside Swedish international Carl Starfelt.
He said: “Yuki is unbelievable. Especially being on the ball on that left side with the left foot, I think it’ll also help Carl.
“Carl defends unbelievably, but it’s not easy playing the left side when he is right footed. He does outstandingly well even playing out with that, but it gives us good balance with Yuki maybe coming in as a left footer, so there is definitely more to come from us as a team.”
