{"id":217130,"date":"2023-11-30T16:38:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=217130"},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:38:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:38:20","slug":"forgotten-winger-who-hasnt-played-in-months-lining-up-dream-tottenham-transfer-after-saudi-move-became-nightmare-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/forgotten-winger-who-hasnt-played-in-months-lining-up-dream-tottenham-transfer-after-saudi-move-became-nightmare-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgotten winger who hasn't played in months lining up dream Tottenham transfer after Saudi move became nightmare | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
JOTA is keen to end his Saudi hell and join old boss Ange Postecoglou at Spurs in January.<\/strong><\/p>\n But SunSport understands Postecoglou is still mulling over whether the Portuguese winger would be a good fit for the Premier League.<\/p>\n Wideman Jota, 24, shone under Postecoglou at Celtic in the last two seasons, netting 21 goals in 62 league appearances.<\/p>\n That fine form saw him join the gold rush to Saudi Arabia in the summer as he moved for \u00a325million to Al-Ittihad, who also signed Karim Benzema and N\u2019Golo Kante.<\/p>\n Yet his time in the Middle East has been a nightmare as Al-Ittihad decided not to register him for their squad to compete in the Saudi Pro League.<\/p>\n That was due to the division\u2019s rules that clubs are only allowed eight foreign players in their contingent.<\/p>\n
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