Jota's return from long-term injury will come too late for the winger to play in upcoming Europa League games after the Portuguese was left out of Celtic's squad along with three of their summer signings.
Joel van den Berg, the 19-year-old bought from PSV Eindhoven, and two on-loan Chelsea midfielders - forward Shim Mheuka and midfielder Landon Emenalo - also miss out after their arrivals this week.
The 27-year-old Jota suffered a cruciate ligament injury in April 2025 but returned to training last month, with ***** istant manager Shaun Maloney stressing "he's still a matter of weeks" away from a return.
Forward Callum Osmand does make the 25-man squad despite his recent injury.
Manager Martin O'Neill said: "There are obviously some very tough decisions to be made in putting this squad together for the Europa League.
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Joel van den Berg, the 19-year-old bought from PSV Eindhoven, and two on-loan Chelsea midfielders - forward Shim Mheuka and midfielder Landon Emenalo - also miss out after their arrivals this week.
The 27-year-old Jota suffered a cruciate ligament injury in April 2025 but returned to training last month, with ***** istant manager Shaun Maloney stressing "he's still a matter of weeks" away from a return.
Forward Callum Osmand does make the 25-man squad despite his recent injury.
Manager Martin O'Neill said: "There are obviously some very tough decisions to be made in putting this squad together for the Europa League.
#portuguese
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