Diogo Jota had a telephone conversation with the president of Gondomar SC, his boyhood club, mere hours before the Liverpool star's tragic passing.

The club's president revealed that Jota, 28, was "going through a happy moment" during their chat.

Disaster struck in the early hours of Thursday when Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, lost their lives following a devastating car crash on the A-52 motorway in Zamora province, Spain.

The brothers were traveling to the port of Santander to board a ferry back to England after Jota had been told to avoid flying following recent lung surgery.

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It's now been revealed that Jota spoke to Gondomar SC president Alvaro Cerqueira on the phone just before his death.

The forward started his soccer career with Gondomar as a nine-year-old.

Cerqueira told JN: "It was just after 10 pm last night [Thursday], we were on the phone and he was fine.

"We spoke almost every week, and I know he was going through a happy moment.

Tributes are pouring in for Jota.

It is difficult to talk at a time like this, but what will remain is the image of two very humble people, who leave a huge void."

Gondomar, nestled near the city of Porto, was the place Jota called home.