Al-Ittihad Jeddah Club, the Saudi Football League champion, announced on Monday that it had signed a contract with promising Portuguese striker Joao Felipe “Jota” (24 years), for three years, from Scottish Celtic.
And the club wrote through its official account on the social networking site, “The contract was signed today, Sunday, July 3, in the presence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the non-profit Al-Ittihad Club Foundation, Professor Anmar bin Abdullah Al-Haili, and the Vice-Chairman of the Council, Ahmed bin Essam Kaaki, after the player passed the medical examination in a medical center.” specialized in Dubai.
The statement added, “The Chairman of the Board of Directors wished success to the Portuguese player in achieving the aspirations of all Al-Ameed’s fans and admirers.”
It is the federation’s third deal in the current summer transfer market, after the French Karim Benzema and Ngolo Kante.
Jota is considered one of the most prominent stars of the Portugal youth team, and he occupies the left wing position. He joined the ranks of Benfica and was crowned league champion with him in 2019, before joining Celtic last summer, after playing on loan in its ranks in the 2021-2022 season, and before that with Valladolid, Spain, in the 2020-2021 season.
Jota, with Celtic, won the league title in 2022 and 2023, and the League Cup and the local cup in 2023.
2023-07-03 21:53:19
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