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‘Insane’: Some fans wowed by player who ‘takes Celtic to another level’

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Some Celtic fans have taken to Twitter to give their reaction to the performance of Jota against Ferencvaros tonight.

What’s the story?

Celtic were in Europa League Group G action tonight.

The Scottish Premiership giants took on Ferencvaros away from home.

Jota started the match and played for 70 minutes.

The 22-year-old scored in the 23rd minute.

Ange Postecoglou’s side won 3-2.

The Portuguese youngster took one shot and it ended in goal, played one key pass, had a pass accuracy of 81.8%, won two headers, took 34 touches, attempted one dribble, made one clearance and put in one cross.

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What are Celtic fans saying?

As you can see from the tweets below, Celtic fans were impressed by the performance of Jota against Ferencvaros.

Well, some of them anyway.

The 22-year-old joined Celtic on loan from Benfica in the summer transfer window.

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The Hoops could reportedly sign the youngster on a permanent deal for £6.4 million.

The Celtic no. 17 has scored two goals and provided three assists in eight Scottish Premiership matches so far this season.

The youngster has also scored one goal and given two assists in four Europa League games for the Hoops so far this camas.