Source: Liverpool players to attend Jota's funeral

Diogo Jota's Liverpool teammates volition be the ceremonial of the 28-year-old and his member André Silva successful Portugal connected Saturday, a root has told ESPN.

Portugal and Liverpool guardant Jota and his member were killed successful a car crash successful bluish Spain connected Wednesday evening portion reportedly driving to the larboard metropolis of Santander to drawback a ferry to England up of Jota's planned instrumentality to grooming with the Premier League champions connected Monday.

The brothers' ceremonial will beryllium held Saturday astatine the Matriz de Gondomar church, located 33 kilometres from Porto, aft household and friends gathered for a aftermath connected Friday.

And a root has told ESPN that members of the Liverpool squad volition beryllium travelling to Portugal for the ceremonial connected Saturday morning.

Jota and his parents some person homes successful Gondomar, wherever helium started his playing vocation arsenic a child. Gondomar is simply a working-class municipality adjacent to Porto, wherever Jota was born.

Several Liverpool players person paid tribute to Jota, with Andy Robertson, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk issuing lengthy posts astir the nonaccomplishment of the erstwhile Wolves forward.

Liverpool caput manager Arne Slot and the club's owners, Fenway Sports Group, besides issued nationalist tributes to the player.

Plans for Liverpool to instrumentality to preseason grooming connected Monday person been postponed retired of respect to Jota.

Information from The Associated Press was utilized successful this report.