Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva has paid tribute to his international teammate Diogo Jota following his death.
The soccer world has been in mourning ever since it was announced that the Liverpool forward, who was married only two weeks ago, had died in a car crash in Spain alongside his brother Andre Silva.
Tributes from across the world have poured in following the 28-year-old's death, with a handful of Liverpool players currently in Portugal for a private funeral ceremony in Gondomar, near Porto where the brothers grew up.
And now Man City skipper Silva, who was also in attendance for the ceremony, has paid his respects to his Portugal teammate Jota, stating the Liverpool forward will "always be in our hearts."
"I can't even imagine the pain of the family, of Rute, of the children, of the parents. For Andre and for Jota," Silva said speaking to AVI, via the Daily Mail.
"I must say a little about Jota, who was a great friend of all of us. His career, although not the most important, speaks for itself. He didn't train at any of the big teams and took the most difficult paths. His passion, will and determination allowed him to succeed in life and have a brilliant career.
"More important than that, as a person... the memories that remain... Jota will always be in our hearts. He will always be present at every breakfast, lunch, dinner, national team get-together, PlayStation or card game."
Arne Slot, Manager of Liverpool FC, arrives with players and coaching staff at a funeral held for Diogo Jota
Arne Slot, Manager of Liverpool FC, arrives with players and coaching staff at a funeral held for Diogo Jota (Image: Getty Images)
Silva and some of his fellow Portugal teammates like Ruben Dias, Nelson Semedo and Ruben Neves were all in attendance for the Saturday ceremony.
In terms of Liverpool support at the funeral, Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Conor Bradley, Darwin Nunez, Federico Chiesa, Joe Gomez and Ryan Gravenberch have all been pictured in Portugal as well as former Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson and ex-Reds midfielder Tiago Alcantara.