Jose Mourinho pays heartfelt condolences to Diogo Jota after Liverpool star tragically dies aged 28
The former Manchester United boss has described his fellow Portuguese as a “really good guy” ทางเข้า UFABET สำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ สมัครวันนี้ รับโบนัสฟรี and said Liverpool will be closer than ever from now on.
Jota and his 26-year-old brother Andre Silva were killed in a car crash in northern Spain early Thursday morning. When Jota’s Lamborghini is believe to have burst a tyre while trying to overtake.
The Portuguese coach has spoken about his own experience of losing a young player in a car accident while at Porto and hopes Jota’s memory will give Liverpool more “soul” as a club.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Mourinho, now manager of Fenerbahce in Turkey, said: “When people leave this world, we say: ‘What a nice guy!’ Diogo was a really nice guy.
“He has the same agent as me, so of course I know him quite well and the people at Liverpool know what I’m saying is true. He’s a lad who didn’t have it easy, he had to fight to get to where he is now.”
“Three children without a father, a wife without a husband, parents losing two sons… It’s crazy, it’s hard to accept. Maybe one day we’ll understand, but not now.”
“It happened to me many years ago when I was working at Porto with Bobby Robson. One of our boys, a boy we loved, died in a car accident. Instead of the boys suffering alone, a group of boys suffered together and fought for their memory. The boy’s name was Rui Filipe and I think we won the trophy for him.”
“At Liverpool, they will suffer together. They are a great club. I think they are making the decision to retire the No. 20 shirt at Anfield. He will always be part of the family. Maybe they have lost a player, but maybe they have gained more spirit than they had.”