Arne Slot and Michael Edwards have laid flowers at Anfield in tribute to Diogo Jota after the Liverpool forward tragically passed away aged 28
Arne Slot, head coach and his wife paying tribute to Diogo Jota at Anfield
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot and wife Miryam pay tribute to Diogo Jota at Anfield's floral memorial
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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot and his family, joined by owners Fenway Sports Group's CEO of football Michael Edwards, have provided another tribute to Diogo Jota at Anfield. The 28-year-old and his brother, Andre Silva, both died in a road traffic accident in Spain last Thursday (July 3).
Slot and Edwards were amongst a large cohort of players and club staff members who travelled to Gondomar, Portugal, on Saturday (July 5), where Jota and Silva were laid to rest.
On Tuesday evening, Liverpool published photographs that showed Slot, his wife Miryam and Edwards attending the floral memorial outside Anfield. They joined supporters who had placed flowers in remembrance over recent days.
One image published on the club's official website showed the note left by Slot and his family for Jota.
It read: "Diogo, we had the same dream and we fulfilled it together. Andre and yourself will forever be in our hearts. Arne, Miryam, Isa and Joep."
Slot was Jota's head coach for only one season, though together they won Liverpool's joint-record 20th English league title.
Another image displayed the floral tribute Edwards laid, which spelt out 'Jota 20'. The note attached said: "With love and remembrance in honour of Diogo Jota.
"Down to earth, determined, a great finisher and above all loved and respected by all who knew him. He gave everything to the team, with quiet strength and unwavering humility. His impact reached far beyond the pitch. Our thoughts are with his family and everyone who held him dear.
"Rest in Peace, Diogo, from Michael Edwards and family."
In September 2020 when Jota first signed for Liverpool from Wolverhampton Wanderers, Edwards had been Liverpool's sporting director and facilitated the move.
Liverpool defender Andy Robertson, a close friend of Jota's, also visited Anfield on Tuesday and laid a floral tribute to his teammate.
His message read: "MacJota, our hearts are broken but feeling very grateful for the memories you gave us all!
"I will miss you. Love you, brother. Robbo x."
The new tributes come one day after the club aired an hour-long tribute show to honour Jota on LFCTV. The show was broadcast outside Anfield, where there has been a physical book of condolence for supporters to write in and where the thousands of flowers and other items that have been left to remember the No.20.
Some Liverpool players had been due to report for pre-season training last Friday (July 4) before a larger group joined on Monday (July 7), though the club quickly moved to postpone this plan.
It was confirmed they would report back to the AXA Training Centre for the first time ahead of the 2025/26 campaign on Tuesday (July 8). Mohamed Salah was pictured amongst those arriving through the gates where another tribute, including flowers and flags, had been laid.
In his own personal tribute, the Egyptian had admitted: "I never thought there would be something that would frighten me of going back to Liverpool after the break."
Major summer signings Florian Wirtz, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez were also part of the group to report to training.