{
  "id": 299824,
  "title": "Shaun Maloney reveals Jota recovery plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/shaun-maloney-reveals-jota-recovery-plan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-08T08:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/shaun-maloney-reveals-jota-recovery-081500545.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shaun Maloney spoke about Celtic's plans to reintroduce injured winger Jota back into the team following his lengthy recovery period. Jota suffered a setback while in crutches after suffering a career-threatening ACL injury during Celtic's victory parade. Assistant Manager Maloney confirmed that the plan is to gradually bring Jota back to full fitness, though he did not provide a specific date for the comeback. He compared Jota's situation to that of teammate Cameron Carter-Vickers, who missed eight or nine months due to injury but still had the full pre-season to return. Maloney emphasized that Jota is putting in a lot of work and looks strong, giving him every chance to make a successful return. The Celtic boss expressed hope that Jota could be back sooner than expected, possibly by Halloween or November, but acknowledged that there will be hurdles to overcome before he can play for the first team.",
  "summary": "Shaun Maloney has spoken about the plans to re-introduce long term injury victim Jota back into the Celtic side, on that day that the Portuguese winger was pictured back on the training field at Lenno...",
  "key_points": [
    "Shaun Maloney discusses Celtic's plan to reintroduce Jota.",
    "Jota recovering from ACL injury, no specific comeback date.",
    "Assistant Manager compares Jota's situation to Cameron Carter-Vickers."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}