Mohamed Salah says the dying of Diogo Jota makes him “frightened” to return to Liverpool following the close-season break.
Jota, and his brother Andre Silva, have been killed within the early hours of Thursday morning when the Lamborghini they have been travelling in got here off the street within the Spanish province of Zamora.
It is believed the pair have been heading for Santander to catch a ferry to England after Jota had been suggested towards flying as a consequence of a latest operation.
Salah, certainly one of Jota’s strike companions at Anfield, has joined his team-mates in paying tribute to the massively widespread Portugal worldwide, who was 28, had acquired married two weeks in the past and had three kids.
He wrote on X: “I’m really misplaced for phrases. Until yesterday, I by no means thought there could be one thing that may frighten me of going again to Liverpool after the break. Team mates come and go however not like this.
“It’s going to be extraordinarily troublesome to simply accept that Diogo received’t be there after we return. My ideas are together with his spouse, his kids, and naturally his mother and father who out of the blue misplaced their kids.
“Those near Diogo and his brother Andre want all of the assist they will get. They won’t ever be forgotten.”
I’m really misplaced for phrases. Until yesterday, I by no means thought there could be one thing that may frighten me of going again to Liverpool after the break. Team mates come and go however not like this. It’s going to be extraordinarily troublesome to simply accept that Diogo received’t be there after we go… pic.twitter.com/TIEzpjOABr
— Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) July 4, 2025
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