Jota is determined to stay a swashbuckling Celtic problem-solver to uphold the ideals of his iconic mentor Fernando Chalana.
The Portuguese winger is enjoying a second stunning season at Parkhead and won the PFA Scotland Goal of the Season award for his impish touch and dink over Rangers keeper Jon McLaughlin during a 4-0 Old Firm win in September. Just three weeks before when, following another 30-yard screamer against Kilmarnock, Jota paid tribute to Chalana in his celebration.
Following the death of the Benfica great four days previously, the winger ran for the cameras at Rugby Park to show a wristband bearing the ex-coach’s name. Jota was desperate to deliver for a man he said always taught him to play that bit differently, to stand out from the crowd, to be a game-changer.
