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title: "Celtic: Marvin Bartley heaps praise on Jota"
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author: "Daniel Clubbe"
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published: "2022-04-25T09:15:11Z"
modified: "2022-04-25T09:15:11Z"
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# Celtic: Marvin Bartley heaps praise on Jota

**BBC Scotland pundit Marvin Bartley has been full of praise for the performance of [Celtic](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/) forward Jota over the weekend.**

### The lowdown: Celtic one step closer

The Hoops took another significant stride toward the [Premiership](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/scottish-premiership-news/) title with a 2-0 victory over Ross County at Victoria Park on Sunday.

Ange Postecoglou’s side are now [six points clear](https://www.skysports.com/scottish-premier-table) at the top of the table with four matches remaining after an opening goal from Kyogo Furuhashi and a late strike from Jota sealed the points in Dingwall.

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After the match, there were plenty of plaudits for the Portuguese ace in particular…

### The latest: Bartley praises Jota

Speaking to [BBC Sportscene (April 24, 19:31)](https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0016vs8/sportscene-202122-24042022), Bartley was full of praise for the display of the 23-year-old on loan from Benfica.

The Livingston defender gushed: “His all-around game is absolutely brilliant. If you’re a Celtic fan you want him signed up as soon as possible. He’s a striker’s dream, isn’t he? If you go in the right areas, he’ll find you. His head is up all the time.

“He can play left, he can play right, he’s pro-active, he’s constantly on the move. He’s got that belief he can go past anyone.”

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### The verdict: Top-drawer display from Jota

This was a performance right out of the top drawer from Jota as the Portugal under-21 starlet took his tally for the season to [11 goals and 12 assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jota/leistungsdaten/spieler/329812) in all competitions.

Overall, the youngster earned a standout 8.90 rating for his display, which contained four key passes and two further big chances created, along with the goal and assist ([Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/ross-county-celtic/cXspX)).

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Performances such as this will only further increase the clamour for the club to pay the [reported](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jota-celtic-permanent-transfer-brink-25897225) £6m required to make the loan sensation a Celtic player on a permanent basis over the summer.

***In other news, an expert has made a key claim regarding the ownership of Celtic. Read more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/celtic-kieran-maguire-praises-dermot-desmonds-ownership-2/).***