CELTIC star Jota has praised a singer's cover of the fan song about him. 

We previously reported that Ellie Dixon performed 'Jota on the Wing' on BBC Radio 5 Live on Saturday.

The chant is sung along to the tune of Dragostea Din Tei by Moldovan Eurodance group O-Zone and celebrates the Portuguese winger.

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Cambridge-born Ellie was amazed by the response from fans after singing it on the radio show, and has since released a longer recorded version of the tune.

She shared it across her social media pages, including with her 208k followers on Instagram. 

Jota commented on the post from his official Instagram account, saying: "This is special. Much love 🤍." 

Ellie replied: "Thanks for inspiring the song 😄 and congrats on the win yesterday!! 👏🏼🍀."

Fans praised Ellie's cover of the song.

One wrote: "Are you going to put on Spotify? Great tune!!"

Another said: "I hear 60k people sing this every other week but none as beautifully sung as this version." 

Someone else said: "Amazing voice, even better song."