Gary Neville has penned a heartfelt tribute to Diogo Jota after news emerged of his tragic death in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The Liverpool star, alongside his brother, Andre Silva, were killed in a crash in Spain, multiple outlets have reported.

In reaction to the news, Neville has tweeted: "That is heartbreaking news on Diogo Jota and his brother.



All my love and best wishes to his family."

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A statement from local police has been given to the BBC, which states: "The information we have so far is that the car, which was a Lamborghini, was in a road traffic accident and left the road due to a tyre blow out while overtaking."

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"It was in the early hours, 00:30 BST, in the municipality of Cernadilla in the province of Zamora

The car caught on fire and the two occupants were killed."

"When asked to confirm the identities of those involved in the accident, the Guardia Civil said: "The player and his brother, Andre Felipe."