The football community is still mourning the tragic loss of former Liverpool striker Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident along with his footballer brother Andre Silva, 26, on Thursday, July 3.

Jota, who was 28 at the time of his passing, had once admitted to taking a "risk" by signing for Wolves back in 2017 when they were in the Championship.

Before his stint at Wolves, Jota started his professional journey at Pacos de Ferreira and moved to Atletico Madrid in 2016.



in the best league in the world, so the city doesn't matter."

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Such was the calibre of Jota's performances for Wolves, netting 44 goals in 131 games, that Liverpool couldn't ignore his talent, prompting Jurgen Klopp to snap him up in a £45million deal in September 2020.

Former team-mate Neves was present in Gondomar at the funeral of Jota and Andre Silva on Saturday.

Following his Club World Cup performance for Al Hilal in America, the 28-year-old flew immediately to Portugal for the occasion.

Acting as a pallbearer, Neves helped lay to rest both Jota and Andre during an intimate service in their hometown.

Amidst a sea of touching eulogies worldwide, Neves' tribute stood out for its raw emotion and sincerity.

In a heartfelt social media post, he said: "Bro, wherever you are, I know you'll read this, we've never been this sloppy and maybe now I regret it a little, but you know what you mean to me as much as I know what I mean to you.

"More than a friendship, we're family, and we won't stop being that just because you've decided to sign a contract a little further away from us.