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title: "Celtic: Jota out for ‘a few weeks’"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2021-12-07T11:10:19Z"
modified: "2021-12-07T11:10:19Z"
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# Celtic: Jota out for ‘a few weeks’

**Celtic winger Jota is set to be missing for ‘a few weeks’ with a hamstring issue, Ange Postecoglou has confirmed.**

### The Lowdown: Jota’s form

Jota has been in brilliant form in recent months after settling into Parkhead life following a summer switch from Benfica.

The 22-year-old, who the Hoops have the [option](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/7954149/celtic-consider-jota-transfer-now-impressive/) to sign permanently, has been involved in [14](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jota/leistungsdaten/spieler/329812) goals in [18](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jota/leistungsdaten/spieler/329812) appearances in green and white.

However, he went off injured against Hearts at the beginning of the month and missed the [3-0](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59448824) win over Dundee United on Sunday.

[Celtic updates!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/celtic-updates-17/)

### The Latest: Four-game absence?

As reported by [John McGinley](https://twitter.com/jhnmcgnly/status/1467462630902317063?s=21), Postecoglou – who has called Jota [‘outstanding’](https://thecelticstar.com/unbelievable-ange-praises-celtics-attacking-duo/) – revealed prior to the win at Tannadice that the Portuguese winger will ‘miss a few weeks’ with his hamstring problem.

Should that prove to be two weeks, the 22-year-old could miss up to [four](https://www.celticfc.com/fixtures/) games for the Hoops, including the League Cup final against Hibernian on December 19.

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### The Verdict: Injury issues continue…

Jota wasn’t the only absentee against Dundee United on Sunday. Anthony Ralston and Stephen Welsh also picked up injuries against [Hearts](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/8098038/celtic-injury-jota-ralston-welsh-hearts/) and missed the game, while Christopher Jullien is still yet to feature under Postecoglou.

[Giorgos Giakoumakis](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/ange-postecoglou-giakoumakis-celtic-injury-25489676) is out with a knee issue and youngster [Karamoko Dembele](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/karamoko-dembele-reveals-celtic-injury-25270497) has also been missing since pre-season, and even though Greg Taylor made a return on the weekend, Postecoglou can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to injuries.

Hopefully the New Year will bring better luck on the injury front, but Postecoglou will be without Jota for a while and may have to rely on Mikey Johnston against Real Betis on Thursday.

***In other news: [Devlin claims Celtic may now seal move for 12-goal beast before 2022 training camp](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-transfer-rumours/reo-hatate-transfer-latest-devlin-training-camp/)***