CELTIC have agreed on a deal with Benfica to take winger Jota to Parkhead on a permanent basis.

However, the transfer is still up in the air with Hoops chiefs locked in talks with the Portuguese winger over personal terms. 

The Daily Record report that wages and length of contract are the issues forcing the deal to stall after a fee of £6.4million was agreed with Benfica.

Despite this, it is understood Jota wants the deal done and Celtic are confident they will get the move over the line.

Both Jota and the loan signing of Tottenham defender Cameron Carter-Vickers were huge successes last term and re-signing them would be significant pieces of business this summer.

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou recently said: “We are in discussions with them obviously and, as I have said all along, with these kind of things it’s never a simple process.

“But both had unbelievable years for us and been outstanding contributors and both are really happy here. Our intent is to try and keep them at our football club, but these things need a point where all parties agree.

“I am hopeful we will get to that point, but at this point we are not quite there yet.”