LONDON, United Kingdom, Jul 8 – Liverpool gamers have began to return to the membership for pre-season coaching following the demise of team-mate Diogo Jota.
The first set of gamers have been scheduled to come back again from their summer time break final Friday however that was postponed after Jota, 28, and his 25-year-old brother Andre Silva died in a automotive accident.
Jota was on his means again to Liverpool for pre-season and, as docs had suggested him in opposition to flying as a result of he had undergone minor surgical procedure, he was making the journey by automotive and ferry.
A big contingent of gamers and employees from the Anfield membership paid their respects to the ahead and his brother at a public wake of their native Portugal on Friday.
The funeral passed off on Saturday of their hometown of Gondomar, with Reds captain Virgil van Dijk and Scotland defender Andy Robertson carrying floral tributes in honour of Jota and Andre Silva.
Manager Arne Slot was additionally a part of Liverpool’s delegation and his facet are resulting from play their first pre-season match in opposition to Preston North End at Deepdale on Sunday, 13 July.
Tributes proceed for Jota and Andre Silva
Liverpool Women gamers Grace Fisk and Gemma Bonner laid a floral tribute, exterior for Jota and Andre Silva on behalf of their crew exterior Anfield on Tuesday.
It added to the wealth of tributes exterior the stadium, whereas some have additionally been positioned on the membership’s coaching floor.
Jota joined Liverpool from Wolves in 2020 and folks have additionally been paying their respects on the Midlands membership’s Molineux stadium.
There have additionally been tributes to Jota exterior the soccer academy in Gondomar the place he performed and which is called after him.
A big image exhibiting him carrying each the colors of the Portugal nationwide crew and the yellow of his hometown membership as a toddler adorns a wall exterior the academy.
