CELTIC are braced for confirmation today that Jota’s season is over.

The £8million Portuguese winger suffered a knee injury in the title clincher against Dundee United at Tannadice on Saturday.

And SunSport understands painful news is anticipated on the extent of the damage.

It’s believed star player Jota, 26, has already had an initial diagnosis which suggests he faces several MONTHS on the sidelines.

That would see the fans’ favourite flair player ruled out of the Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen at Hampden next month.

But there are fears Jota is facing a race against time to be fit for the start of next season.

The injury put a huge dampener on Celtic’s title-winning weekend win over United on Saturday.

Jota fell awkwardly in the first-half and was substituted after receiving treatment and limping off the pitch.

He later joined in the post-match celebrations on crutches and protective knee brace after four-in-a-row was sealed with a 5-0 victory.

Rodgers, the club’s medical staff and supporters were all hoping for good news on Sunday.

But it’s emerged Jota is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

He’s made 16 appearances since rejoining the club from French club Rennes in January, just 18 months after being sold to Saudi outfit Al Ittihad for £25million, scoring five goals.

If fears surrounding Jota’s injury are realised, he will of course miss the final Old Firm clash of the season.

Celtic travel to Ibrox this Sunday to take on Rangers.

The Hoops have lost their last two league games against their Glasgow rivals, but Cameron Carter-Vickers insists they have NOTHING to prove.

The defender said: “Of course we want to win.

“We want to win every game we play, and that’s no different for who it is – we want to win the game.

“We’ll have a couple of days where we can celebrate winning the league and then our full focus will be on that game and trying to win it.

“Some people might say set the record… I wouldn’t personally use that kind of language because, for me, it’s not just like one or two games in the season but the whole 38.

“And I think we’ve shown over the 38 games that WE are the best team.

“But yes, we definitely want to win the game next weekend and put in a strong performance because, at the end of the day, we know it’s something that the fans care about and we care about also.”

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