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Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, were killed in a car crash on Thursday morning.
The pair were driving in northern Spain when a tyre on their Lamborghini blew out while attempting to overtake another vehicle and crashed.
"I said goodbye to him and his brother, Andre, at around 8:30 p.m," Goncalves told Portuguese outlet Record.
"His brother was a great companion and decided to go with him, to accompany him on the trip, and that way they would also spend more time together.
They were going to travel at night because it was cooler, but they weren’t going direct.
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"He told me that the journey would take about eight hours, but that they would stop at a hotel in the Burgos area to rest.
He told me that he would not go on the pre-season tour that Liverpool is going to Japan to strengthen his recovery, he believed he was going to have a great season."
Thousands of tributes to Jota have been left outside of Anfield(Image: PA)
Liverpool manager Arne Slot also described Jota as a "loved one to all" in a heartbreaking tribute.
My first thoughts are not those of a football manager.
"They are of a father, a son, a brother and an uncle and they belong to the family of Diogo and Andre Silva who have experienced such an unimaginable loss.
My message to them is very clear – you will never walk alone.
Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, both died in the crash(Image: Diogo Jota Instagram)
"The players, the staff, the supporters of Liverpool Football Club are all with you and from what I have seen today, the same can be said of the wider family of football.