Additional heartbreaking particulars have emerged surrounding the loss of life of Liverpool ahead Diogo Jota, who handed away on the age of 28 after a deadly automobile accident in Spain.
Based on Dan Roan of the BBC, the Portugal worldwide had not too long ago undergone minor lung surgical procedure and was suggested by docs to not journey by air.
Consequently, Jota had deliberate to make his return to Merseyside for pre-season coaching by ferry, with the Liverpool squad as a consequence of report again on Monday.
His remaining journey concerned driving from Porto to the northern Spanish port of Santander, the place he was set to board the boat again to the UK.
CNN Portugal shared an analogous sequence of occasions, with this lung subject stemming from a conflict with Chelsea’s Tosin Adarabioyo in October 2024 (through BBC Sport).
BBC element Jota’s journey path to Santander
The crash is known to have occurred close to Zamora, not removed from the Portuguese border and roughly 190 miles from each Porto and Santander.
Tragically, BBC Sport experiences that the previous Wolves ahead had beforehand accomplished the very same drive in reverse order to attend his current marriage ceremony in Portugal.
The No.20 made 182 appearances for Liverpool after becoming a member of from Wolves in 2020, scoring 65 objectives in all competitions and enjoying an important function within the title-winning marketing campaign beneath Arne Slot.
Tributes have been pouring in for Diogo Jota
This new data presents additional painful context to a loss that will likely be deeply felt throughout the footballing world, significantly at Kirkby, the place the squad had been making ready to reunite for the brand new season.
Jurgen Klopp was amongst these to ship their tributes to the striker, “Diogo was not solely a improbable participant, but additionally an ideal pal, a loving and caring husband and father,” wrote the German.
Teammates Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai have additionally given a glimpse of the temper contained in the camp and it’s heartbreaking to see the ache that has been brought on by this untimely passing.
The footballing toll is nowhere close to what the household of Jota should be feeling, as they face life with out two brothers who won’t ever be forgotten.
