FSG left 'numb' as Liverpool owners release Diogo Jota statement

Billy Hogan, John Henry, Tom Werner, and Mike Gordon person issued a connection aft Diogo Jota's tragic decease connected Thursday.

Jota was progressive successful a fatal car accident alongside his brother, Andre Silva, with some pronounced dormant astatine the scene. Jota had conscionable celebrated winning the UEFA Nations League with Portugal after winning the Premier League rubric with Liverpool, and tributes person poured successful from his shocked teammates.

Liverpool caput manager Arne Slot has besides expressed his deepest condolences, and present the owners, nether the enactment of Fenway Sports Group, person released a statement. "On behalf of the enactment teams astatine Liverpool Football Club and Fenway Sports Group, we connection our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the household and friends of our fig 20 - Diogo Jota, and his member Andre Silva," it read.

"This tragic concern and the world of it is genuinely shocking, devastating and has near america numb with grief. We truthful cannot ideate however the contiguous and wider household of these singular brothers indispensable beryllium feeling.

"Our thoughts, prayers and enactment are with them all.

"We each cognize what Diogo could bash connected the tract of play and the captious relation helium played successful our successes since helium joined this nine successful 2020. How helium rapidly became a steadfast instrumentality favourite, and his opus reverberated astir Anfield and successful stadiums crossed the world.

"So galore peculiar moments, truthful galore peculiar memories. But beyond the subordinate that we each knew, was a wonderfully humble quality being, helium was sincere, intelligent, funny, pugnacious and created connections with radical everyplace helium went.

"He had a zest for beingness that was utterly contagious. Diogo was a loving father, son, hubby and brother, and we, and everyone who knew him, volition miss him profoundly arsenic we each effort and process the enormity of today.

"Rest successful peace, Diogo and Andre. You Will Never Walk Alone. Billy, John, Tom, Mike."

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