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Jota celebrates after scoring their second goal during the UEFA Europa League group E match between Liverpool and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in 2023(Image: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Liverpool summer signings Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong have both paid tribute to Diogo Jota after the Reds forward was killed in a car crash.

The 28-year-old died, along with his brother Andre Silva, in the early hours of Thursday morning (July 3).

It's been reported the accident, on the A52 known as Palacios de Sanabria, near the city of Zamora, was the result of a blown-out tyre that led to their vehicle veering off the road.

The brothers had been travelling in the Zamora region of Sanabri and were making their way toward a ferry that was bound for the UK ahead of a return to pre-season training.

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Liverpool have delayed the start of pre-season training following Jota’s passing.

The first phase of players had been due to report to the AXA Training Centre on Friday (July 4), with a larger contingent then scheduled to return on Monday (July 7).

The ECHO understands that the decision to postpone the summer schedule has now been taken.

Those who were slated to head back to the Kirkby base on Friday have instead been granted extra time off to process the shock news of their colleague's passing.

Wirtz and Frimpong are set to link up with their new Liverpool team-mates for the first time when pre-season does get underway, after signing from Bayer Leverkusen in £116m and £29.5m deals respectively.

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But the pair now won’t get to work alongside Jota following his tragic passing.

And while they never got to play alongside the Portuguese, though Wirtz did briefly play against him in the Nations League semi-finals earlier this summer, both players have taken to social media to honour the forward.

Wirtz shared Liverpool’s Instagram post confirming Jota’s death on his Instagram story as he wrote: “Rest in peace Diogo and Andre,” along with a praying hands, love heart and dove emojis.

Meanwhile, Frimpong would share the club’s picture of Jota posting with the Premier League trophy as he wrote “RIP” along with two crying emojis and two love hearts.

It's unclear at this stage when the Liverpool squad, including Wirtz and Frimpong, will now head back for testing with the club's fitness staff.

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Meanwhile, no decision on the first friendly of the summer, against Preston North End on July 13 at Deepdale, has yet been made.

But should it go ahead, it could act as Wirtz and Frimpong’s unofficial Liverpool debut.