Ligue 1 side Rennes signed Japanese international Kyogo Furuhashi from Celtic on Monday, with Portuguese forward Jota rejoining the Scottish champions.

The 25-year-old is back at Celtic after signing a five-and-a-half-year deal; Jota left to join Al Ittihad for £25m in 2023 before moving to Rennes last summer; He scored 28 goals and offered 26 assist

Rennes and João Pedro Neves Filipe “Jota” (25) are set to part ways imminently with the Ligue 1 club agreeing to a €10m transfer fee with Celtic. The Portuguese winger will return to Celtic

Celtic have seen Kyogo Furuhasi leave for France, but had already done some business of their own, bringing Jota back to the club.

Leaving Celtic for Al-Itthad in a money-spinning move, Jota saw his career take a serious nosedive as he struggled for game time at the Saudi club. Moving to Rennes was supposed to give Jota a fresh start but it never panned out and it was here where the Celtic dressing room intervened.

Celtic re-signed winger Jota on a five-and-a-half-year deal, pending international clearance. Jota returns after spells with Rennes and Al Ittihad. Meanwhile, Kyogo Furuhashi moved to Stade Rennais on a two-and-a-half-year contract,

Celtic have re-signed Portuguese winger Jota on a five-and-a-half-year contract subject to international clearance, the Scottish club said on Monday, while striker Kyogo Furuhashi joined Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais.

Kyogo Furuhashi has joined Rennes in a reported £10million deal from Celtic, with Jota finalising a move in the other direction as he returns to the Scottish champions.

But TBR Football now report that Arsenal are confident of beating main rivals City to a huge transfer coup, with former Liverpool target Martin Zubimendi also expected to join from Real Sociedad in the summer as part of Mikel Arteta’s midfield regeneration plan to cast doubt on the Emirates Stadium futures of Thomas Partey and Jorginho.

Here are today’s latest Scottish transfer headlines on this Wednesday morning - including Celtic, Rangers and Hearts.

Glenn Kamara’s potential move to Middlesbrough could be over as Rennes have opened talks with Al-Shabab about a potential transfer. That’s according to L’Equipe, who report that talks are ongoing between Rennes and the Saudi First Division squad.