Celtic were able to spend £26m this season alone on Adam Idah, Arne Engels and Auston Trusty. Jota is back. Tierney is coming back. Those won't be insignificant wages. Which begs the question: Just how far is this new big-spending Celtic board prepared to push the boat out?

It looks like Celtic winger Luis Palma is close to completing an exit before the winter transfer window closes.

Jota's emotional return to Celtic was completed earlier this week, although confusion remains over the winger's squad number.

Kyogo Furuhashi has left Celtic for Rennes, but who will replace the striker up front as Jota returns to the Scottish champions from the French club?

Andy Halliday can't quite believe Jota is back in Glasgow for a snip of the fee they got for him just a year and a half ago

Jota returns for a reported fee of £9m and has signed a four-and-a-half year deal with the Scottish champions. During his first spell at the club, the 25-year-old won every domestic honour available to him and scored 28 goals and provided 26 assists. He is being tipped to wear the number 23 jersey on his return.

The 25-year-old is back at Celtic after signing a five-and-a-half-year deal; Jota left to join Al Ittihad for £25m in 2023 before moving to Rennes last summer; He scored 28 goals and offered 26 assist

Jota was back at Lennoxtown today as he and his Celtic teammates trained before heading down to Birmingham for tomorrow's Champions League tie against Aston Villa. However, there was no sign of Cameron Carter-Vickers as Brendan Rodgers ' side were put through their paces in the winter sun.

Jota believes he has returned to Celtic a "more mature" person having overcome "some difficulties" with Al-Ittihad then Rennes. The 25-year-old Portuguese winger has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract as former Celtic team-mate Kyogo Furuhashi moved in the opposite direction to the Ligue 1 strugglers.

According to 67 Hail Hail, Sarpsborg have rejected the initial approach from Celtic for Sondre Ørjasæter. It is understood that the Hoops went in with a bid of around €5.25million which equates to around £4.4million.

Celtic face Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday evening. The Scottish Champions have already qualified for the next phase of the UCL but could gain passage to Last 16 with a win in Birmingham.