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Diogo Jota's erstwhile clubs Wolverhampton Wanderers, Porto, Atletico Madrid and Pacos de Ferreira person paid tribute to the 28-year-old pursuing his decease connected Thursday.
The Liverpool guardant passed distant successful a postulation incidental successful Spain, on with his member Andre. Jota played 182 times for the Reds, much than immoderate different club, but enjoyed a affluent vocation anterior to his accomplishment astatine Anfield.
Wolves, his archetypal nine successful England posed an affectional connection connected Thursday: "We are heartbroken. Diogo was adored by our fans, loved by his teammates and cherished by everyone who worked with him during his clip astatine Wolves. The memories helium created volition ne'er beryllium forgotten.
"Our hearts spell retired to the family, friends and loved ones of Diogo and his brother, Andre. You volition beryllium genuinely missed, and ever remembered."
Jota spent 3 years astatine Wolves betwixt 2017 and 2020, having erstwhile played for Porto.
The Portuguese broadside wrote connected X: "FC Porto is successful mourning. It is with daze and heavy sorrow that we nonstop our heartfelt condolences to the household and friends of Diogo Jota and his member Andre Silva, who was besides our jock successful the younker ranks. Rest successful peace."
Atletico Madrid, wherever Jota spent 2 years arsenic a subordinate without making an appearance, said: "Atletico de Madrid is shocked by the tragic quality of the passing of erstwhile nine subordinate Diogo Jota and his member Andre. We nonstop our deepest condolences to their household and loved ones. May they remainder successful peace."
Jota's archetypal broadside was Pacos de Ferreira, from the Porto territory of Portugal. It sent besides sent a moving tribute to some brothers, who represented the club: "It was with heavy symptom and consternation that Futebol Clube de Paços de Ferreira learned of the decease of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva.
"Diogo and André some played for Mata Real, wherever they near their mark. They were 2 bonzer radical who stood retired for their humility, work and immense dedication to the nine they played for.
"Both finished their grooming astatine the club, and it was besides astatine FC Paços de Ferreira that Diogo began to illustration his way arsenic a elder athlete.
"Diogo Jota has go a notation for this club. An jock with a champion's cognition who has reached the highest levels of nonrecreational football. Since his arrival, helium has been an illustration for the galore athletes we invited into our grooming campy each twelvemonth and who imagination of 1 time winning connected the world's biggest stages.
"He is besides an illustration for each the Pacenses of the spirit, dedication and psyche that characterise this club. He is 1 of us, and adjacent from a region helium ne'er fto the enslaved that was created break.
"This was his club, helium ne'er hid it. And his sanction is portion of our history. It ever volition be. And we volition bash our champion to perpetuate your history, your legacy, truthful that the young radical of this nine volition proceed to privation to deterioration a jersey with your sanction connected the back.
"To the household of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva, to their friends and to each who had the pleasance of gathering them, Futebol Clube de Paços de Ferreira sends its deepest condolences. Rest successful peace."
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