{"id":371499,"date":"2025-12-27T06:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T06:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/371499\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T06:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T06:01:07","slug":"arne-slot-pays-emotional-diogo-jota-tribute-before-liverpool-vs-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/371499\/","title":{"rendered":"Arne Slot pays emotional Diogo Jota tribute before Liverpool vs. Wolves"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool<\/a> boss Arne Slot said he knows everyone’s thoughts will be with the family of Diogo Jota<\/a> as his two former English teams meet at Anfield on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Portugal<\/a> forward Jota was killed along with his brother Andr\u00e9 Silva<\/a> on July 3 in a car crash in Spain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jota had a successful spell at Wolves before he moved to Liverpool in 2020.<\/p>\n

It has been reported Jota’s two sons will accompany the mascots for Saturday’s Premier League<\/a> match between Liverpool and Wolves at Anfield.<\/p>\n

Diogo Jota was pat of Arne Slot’s Premier League title-winning Liverpool team.\u00a0Molly Darlington\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Writing in his matchday programme notes, Slot reflected on the past 12 months, which the Dutchman admitted “ignites a roller coaster of emotions” as he looked back on everything that has happened.<\/p>\n

Slot said: “Doing so leads me to think especially of the family of Diogo Jota on what will be their first Christmas without him.<\/p>\n

“It is not my place to tell them where they should look for comfort — if that is even possible — but I can only hope that the feeling of love and affection that Diogo still generates brings them some solace.<\/p>\n

“The sense of loss will be particularly strong on Saturday, of course, as it will be the first time that Diogo’s two English teams will meet since his tragic passing.<\/p>\n

“Like us, Wolves were clearly very affected by the loss of such a special player and person so my thoughts continue to be with them also.”<\/p>\n

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