Diogo Jota's funeral will reportedly be held at 3pm on Friday afternoon after the Liverpool star and his brother, Andre Silva, were tragically killed in a car crash in the early hours of the morning.
The Daily Mail reports that Jota will be laid to rest in Sao Cosme, in his home city of Porto, northern Portugal. Less than two weeks ago, that was the location in which he married his wife, Rute, in a Catholic service packed with family and friends.
This afternoon, hearses are said to have been spotted arriving at a funeral home in the Spanish town of Puebla de Sanabria, in north west Spain. Spanish police confirmed that it was Jota and his brother, Andre, who had been involved in the incident in a statement earlier on Thursday.
"What to say? What can anyone say at a time like this when the shock and the pain is so incredibly raw? I wish I had the words but I know I do not," Liverpool head coach Arne Slot said in a statement.
"All I have are feelings that I know so many people will share about a person and a player we loved dearly and a family we care so much about.
"My first thoughts are not those of a football manager. They are of a father, a son, a brother and an uncle and they belong to the family of Diogo and Andre Silva who have experienced such an unimaginable loss.
Diogo Jota of Liverpool celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 match between Liverpool FC and Toulouse FC at Anfield on October 26, 2023 in Liverpool, England
Diogo Jota leaves behind a wife and three children (Image: Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
"My message to them is very clear – you will never walk alone. The players, the staff, the supporters of Liverpool Football Club are all with you and from what I have seen today, the same can be said of the wider family of football."
Liverpool has announced it will be opening books of condolence for fans to sign. And tributes have been coming in from all around the soccer world.
"I love you brother," Thiago Alcantara, who was signed at the same time as Jota, said. "You will be forever within us."
"Diogo, it's hard to find the right words at a time like this," Federico Chiesa wrote on social media. "I still cannot believe what happened. Love you and miss you so much.
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"My thoughts are with you and your brother Andre, rest in peace. To your family, to your wife and children, I send my most sincere and heartfelt condolences."
"When I first came to the club, one of the first songs I got to know was the one that our fans sing for Diogo," Slot added.
"I had not worked with him previously but I knew straight away that if the Liverpool supporters, who have seen so many great players over the years, had such a unique chant for Diogo, he must have special qualities.
"That we have lost those qualities in such terrible circumstances is something we have not yet come to terms with. For this reason, we need everyone at the club to stand together and to be there for one another. We owe this to Diogo, to Andre Silva, to their wider family and to ourselves."