Revealed: The club Diogo Jota was in talks with to join before his death

• Diogo Jota's exit program from Liverpool was successful the works earlier his tragic decease successful a car mishap past Thursday
• Jota came to English shot with Wolverhampton Wanderers successful 2018 and was playing for Liverpool until his death
• The Portuguese guardant had a declaration with the Premier League champions until the summertime of 2027

A nine president has disclosed that they were moving connected signing Diogo Jota from Liverpool until the Portuguese forward’s unfortunate demise connected Thursday, July 3.

Jota and his younger member André Silva passed distant astatine 12:40 americium section clip successful Cernadilla, successful the Zamora portion of Spain, aft an mishap successful their Lamborghini.

Jorge Mendes and Isabel Silva during Diogo Jota's wale service. Photo by Filipe Amorim/AFP.
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The brothers’ deaths were hastened by their car catching occurrence connected interaction aft a tyre burst, and the incidental threw the football assemblage into mourning.

Porto planned to motion Jota

FC Porto’s president, Andre Villas-Boas, was contiguous astatine the aftermath and ceremonial services and spoke astir his plans to bring the versatile guardant backmost location aft the events.

“Unfortunately, we were moving with cause Jorge Mendes connected Diogo Jota's instrumentality to FC Porto, and it won't beryllium possible," Villas-Boas said arsenic quoted by Express UK.“It would beryllium from 2026/27, and we had discussed the possibility. I made a constituent of conveying that connection to Diogo, done Jorge Mendes, astatine his wedding, and it was a imagination for each the Porto fans that it had happened.”

Jota came done the ranks astatine Gondomar and Pacos de Ferreira earlier joining Atlético Madrid successful 2016, spending 1 of his 2 seasons successful Spain connected indebtedness astatine Porto and the 2nd connected indebtedness astatine Wolves, which helium joined permanently.

He moved to Anfield aft 2 seasons successful Wolverhampton, and aft impressing successful his archetypal 2 years, helium was rewarded with an improved contract, which would person ended successful the summertime of 2027.

Liverpool proceed tribute to Jota

Liverpool players resumed pre-season grooming today, July 8, aft initially pushing it guardant from Friday, July 4, aft the tragic incidental involving Diogo Jota.

Ahead of the resumption astatine AXA grooming centre, FSG planetary manager of shot Michael Edwards, manager Arne Slot and Scottish fullback Andrew Robertson paid tribute to Jota again.

FC Porto president Andre Villas-Boas astatine Diogo Jota's wale service. Photo by Alex Juarez.
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The trio, alongside Slot’s wife, laid a wreath extracurricular Anfield amongst the array of flowers laid by fans and well-wishers.

“We [Slot and Jota] had the aforesaid imagination and we fulfilled it together,” Arne Slot told Liverpoolfc.com.

The players volition proceed their mentation astatine Kirkby tomorrow, but nary accusation has been provided astir their archetypal pre-season lucifer against Preston North End.

Preston person reportedly planned to honour the player’s representation astatine Deepdale if the lucifer goes ahead, portion Liverpool volition consult their players earlier making a decision.

Andre Silva's woman clarifies confusion

Legit.ng reported that Andre Silva's woman published a statement to wide up the disorder from the fans aft they mistook Diogo Jota’s member for her husband.

Jota’s member André Silva shared the aforesaid sanction with the RB Leipzig guardant who was the Liverpool forward's erstwhile teammate astatine Porto erstwhile the precocious Silva was successful the U19.

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