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Floral tributes for Diogo Jota at Liverpool's Axa Training Centre(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)

Liverpool players arriving at pre-season training this morning were met with a sea of tributes to their former teammate Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.

An initial batch of players were due to return to training last Friday, but the squad was granted extra time off in the wake of Jota's tragic death.

Diogo and Andre were killed in a car accident in Spain on Thursday July 3, sparking an outpouring of grief from across the football world and among his team-mates and friends at Liverpool.



This weekend, residents in the Portuguese town where Diogo and Andre grew up have also continued to pay tribute.

Tributes have also been left outside the players entrance to the AXA Training Centre on Arbour Lane in Kirkby.

Several scarfs and bouquets of flowers had been placed on the area of artificial grass where the entrance is.

Two banners were hung up paying tribute to Diogo Jota(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)

There were also balloons displaying number 20, Liverpool shirts, red roses and a Playstation controller, in tribute to Jota’s love of video games.

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Two banners had also been hung up on the fence.

Forever a Red.”

A smaller collection of tributes, including a pink Everton away shirt, were also left outside the visitors entrance to the training ground on Simonswood Lane.

Mohamed Salah, Wataru Endo, Jeremie Frimpong, Joe Gomez, Andy Robertson and Conor Bradley were among the players pictured arriving for training.

Those who are present today will be expected to undergo fitness tests and gym work as they are assessed by medical staff ahead of the new season.

The club are also expected to take a decision over the first friendly of the summer, which is scheduled to take place against Preston North End on Sunday (July 13).

Jeremie Frimpong arriving at Liverpool's AXA Training Centre this morning(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)

That game is set to be aired live on ITV, with Preston currently preparing in anticipation that it will go ahead.
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