Diogo Jota He has died at dawn on Thursday at age 28 for a car accident on a road from Zamora in which his brother also lost his life André Silvaalso a footballer. The hitherto Liverpooldespite his young age, he had a long experience in the Premier Leaguebut also in Portugalwhere in 2016 with 19 years he won his signing for the Atlético de Madrid.
Diogo Jota has a mattress past, although he never debuted in an official match with the rojiblanca shirt. As we said, it was in the summer of 2016 when Atlético paid 3 million euros to Paços of FerreiraClub of the Portugal Leaguefor its transfer. After performing the preseason under the orders of Simeonethe Madrid team did not have him and gave it that season to Portwhere he dazzled with 9 goals and 4 assists in 38 meetings.
The next summer, Jota returned to Atlético and many fans matt Wolverhamptonstarting his nine -year adventure in England. Represented by Jorge Mendes and his agency Gestifutethe Portuguese chained two assignments in two years to the same premier club in which the superagente places the young Lusos that it represents and wants to look.
Diogo Jota was one of them and already in the summer of 2018 after the two assignments the Wolves He paid 14 million to Atlético for his final transfer. That was his last season in the English team, since after another great performance (16 goals in 48 games and team leader) Liverpool signed him for 44.7 million. There, he militated the next five campaigns until the latter before his death, in which he has won the title of the Premier.
Diogo Jota talked about Simeone's hardness on the day of his presentation
Diogo Jota was presented on July 14, 2016 with Atlético and did so with thanks to the still mattress president Enrique Cerezo: «First of all, thank the president and Atleti. I am very proud to be here and I hope to be useful for the team ». «I've been a lot with Tiago In training. He has supported me a lot in these first days and has helped me to know the work method. He has advised me to listen and try to do my best, ”Jota explained, referring to the former Portuguese soccer player of Atlético.
“I want to do my best in the preseason,” he said at the time, although he did not hesitate to highlight the hardness of Simeone's initial sessions: “They have been very different training to what was used to. We have trained with great intensity, but I am enduring well ».
