Celtic have been dealt a potential blow in their bid to seal the permanent signing of Jota.

What's the talk?

That's according to a report by The Scotsman, who claim that, despite Ange Postecoglou's side possessing a £6m option to buy clause in the Portugal U21 international's temporary contract at Parkhead, the winger's representatives have sought to keep the 23-year-old's options open ahead of the summer transfer window.

The report goes on to state that the Benfica loanee has refused to comment on whether or not he would be keen on a permanent switch to Celtic at the end of the current campaign, as well as claiming that the Bhoys' clause for the forward is only relevant should the player himself agree to a move.

In summary, The Scotsman state: "There may be nothing Celtic can present to him that would make him stay."

Unforgivable error

Considering just how impressive Jota has been for Celtic since his temporary switch to Parkhead last summer, the argument that failing to secure the forward's permanent signing this summer would be a disaster for Postecoglou is a rather easy one to make.

Indeed, over his 22 Premiership appearances this season, the £4.95m-rated winger has been in breathtaking form for the Hoops, scoring seven goals, registering seven assists and creating nine big chances for his teammates, as well as taking an average of 2.7 shots and making two key passes per game.

These returns have seen the £18.5k-per-week sensation average a quite exceptional SofaScore match rating of 7.50, ranking him as the fourth-best player in the top flight of Scottish football.

The Portuguese youth international has also highly impressed over his ten appearances in both domestic and European cup competitions, bagging a further three goals and three assists - taking his total haul for the season to 10 goals and 10 assists over 36 fixtures.

As such, it is clear for all to see that Postecoglou simply must do all he can to convince Jota of a full-time switch to Glasgow this summer, as the signing of the 23-year-old would not only provide Celtic with an incredibly gifted player next season and beyond, it would also secure the club an extremely sellable asset.

And, with the bonus of automatic qualification to the Champions League group stage being on offer for the champions of the Premiership this season - something that are Celtic currently in a strong position to go on and secure - it would be something of an unforgivable error on the part of the club if they were to miss out on Jota's signing this summer.

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