Jota's return from long-term injury will come too late for the winger to play in upcoming Europa League games after the Portuguese was left out of Celtic's squad along with three of their summer signings. Joel van den Berg, the 19-year-old bought from PSV Eindhoven, and two on-loan Chelsea midfielders - forward Shim Mheuka and midfielder Landon Emenalo - also miss out after their arrivals this week. The 27-year-old Jota suffered a cruciate ligament injury in April 2025 but returned to training last month, with assistant manager Shaun Maloney stressing "he's still a matter of weeks" away from a return.
Matchday 4 in Bundesliga 2 will see Nuremberg, Hertha Berlin, Wolfsburg and Kaiserslautern all look to maintain their unbeaten records, while St. Pauli will aim to get their season up and running with a first win away to Arminia Bielefeld.
Celtic can expect a powerful box to box midfielder in new signing Joel van den Berg. The 19-year-old put pen to paper on a four-year deal from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven and watched on as his new club beat Aberdeen 3-0 in the Scottish Premiership. Van den Berg joins Mika Baur and Oliver Sorensen as summer arrivals to Celtic's midfield, but what can fans expect from their latest addition?
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