Newcastle United target Jota is said to prefer to join Tottenham instead of the St. James' Park club.

The 24-year-old has not been happy in the Saudi Pro League since leaving Celtic.

He is frozen out of the team at Al-Ittihad due to their foreign player rules, as they can only name eight in their squads.

The arrivals of Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante and others have pushed him down the pecking order.

Newcastle's interest is very real, but Jota may want the comfort of playing for a manager he knows with former Celtic coach Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham.