Jurgen Klopp has confessed that he has not yet managed to cope with Diogo Jota’s death, discovering the deep shock he experienced when he learned that Liverpool’s Portuguese attacker had lost his life at the age of 28, in a traffic accident along with his brother, Andre Silva.

Yours passed away while he was driving his car émborghini, and one of the tires exploded when it was over 80 miles [180 km] per hour.

In the new biographies, Forever In Our Heights, former Liverpool coach also recalled the way he insisted on the transfer of Portuguese from Wolves in 2020.

Right away I thought: I love this player, Klopp has declared, explaining that his decision was based on intuition.

Germany praised Jota’s flexibility, mentality and technical skills, showing why he believed the attacker was the right player for Liverpool. Portuguese managed to win important trophies with the club, including the Premier League title in 2025.

However, Klopp agreed to talk about the death of his former player remains extremely painful and has not yet managed to fully process this tragedy.

I must admit that, even to this day, I have not really been able to handle this, said Liverpool’s former coach. /Telegrafi/