Jota is reported to have signed off on an agreement to take him to Saudi Arabia - meaning the ball is now in Celtic's court to finalise a fee with Al-Ittihad.
The bombshell news broke earlier this week that the Saudi champions, who have already landed Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante, had made their move for Jota. Record Sport understands Celtic were reluctant to sell but with a fee between £20-25m on the table, there's a strong feeling it is an offer too good to refuse.
The same goes for the player who is believed to be set to take home an eyewatering £192,000 a week tax free if he makes the switch to the Middle East. Even if he were to swap Celtic for the Premier League instead, he wouldn't be earning half that much in his first contract. And it all seems as if it is now a matter of if rather than when.
