The winger has seen his career falter again in France
Luckless Jota is facing the prospect of being frozen out by a second consecutive club after dropping out of the picture at Stade Rennes.
He made a 10-minute cameo off the bench in the first game in the Argentine bosses tenure before being handed another late run-out in the 5-0 rout of Saint-Etienne. He failed to make it off the bench during the derby clash with Nantes, and in the wake of the defeat Sampaoli has hinted the Portuguese star may not be in his plans.
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