Good relationship with manager Ange Postecoglou since his Celtic days.
It was surprising to learn that young winger Portuguese Jota had his paths blocked at Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad, where he moved from Celtic.
The limitation of the number of foreigners and the alleged discomfort of the fans for not being a world-class star determined that the player was left with little margin of use in the emblem led by Nuno Espírito Santo.