Jurgen Klopp reveals how tragic Diogo Jota death tested fundamental life belief

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The former Liverpool head coach has penned an emotional tribute to Jota ahead of Saturday's Premier League encounter between the Reds and Wolverhampton WanderersJurgen Klopp paid tribute to Diogo Jota ahead of Liverpool vs Wolverhampton WanderersJurgen Klopp has written a glowing tribute to Diogo Jota and revealed how his tragic death made him question if there is truly a “higher meaning” in life.The ex-Liverpool manager penned an emotional first-person piece in the Observer on Boxing Day, ahead of the first meeting between the Reds and Wolverhampton Wanderers - Jota’s former clubs - since his death.Jota and his brother, Andre, tragically passed away in a car accident in July, a event the soccer world still coming to terms with. Jota’s children are set to be mascots at Anfield, Wolves’ players paid tribute to the former player on Friday at the memorial outside the stadium, while Virgil van Dijk has also written about his long-time teammate in the Times.READ MORE: Diogo Jota's sons to make emotional Anfield appearance during Liverpool's clash with WolvesREAD MORE: Wolves players struggling with Diogo Jota death as Liverpool game awaitsKlopp, the man who brought Jota from Wolves to Liverpool, explained that the mention of Jota's name still brings a smile to the German’s face.“It is a strange contradiction, I know, that thinking about Diogo makes me happy because losing him, and losing him in the way we did, is impossible to understand,” Klopp wrote.“It just felt – and still feels – so cruel.

One of those moments where even people who believe in a bigger purpose, in a higher meaning – like I do, like Diogo did – find themselves asking questions. The scale of the heartbreak tells you everything.“In life he brought out the best in people and even in death this stayed the same.

Because in Diogo, people saw the very best of themselves. And in the tributes that came in, in those terrible hours and days after the accident, the words were always the same: he was fun, he was normal, he was genuine.“Diogo was simply Diogo.