Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah admitted that it is “going to be extremely difficult to accept” the death of his teammate, fellow Reds player Diogo Jota.Jota, 28, died in a car crash in Spain with his brother Andre Silva on Thursday morning.Liverpool to retire #20 in Jota’s honour”I am truly lost for words,” said Salah in his post on social media:”Until yesterday, I never thought there would be something that would frighten me of going back to Liverpool after the break. Teammates come and go but not like this.”It’s going to be extremely difficult to accept that Diogo won’t be there when we go back.”My thoughts are with his wife, his children, and of course his parents who suddenly lost their children. Those close to Diogo and his brother Andre need all the support they can get. They will never be forgotten.”I am truly lost for words. Until yesterday, I never thought there would be something that would frighten me of going back to Liverpool after the break. Team mates come and go but not like this. It’s going to be extremely difficult to accept that Diogo won’t be there when we go… pic.twitter.com/TIEzpjOABr— Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) July 4, 2025 Doctor Miguel Goncalves, who worked with Jota on his recovery, described him as an “unparalleled professional”.He told Portuguese sports newspaper Record: “I started working with him last Saturday and I was with him every day until this Wednesday. I said goodbye to him at dinner time.”He made an extraordinary recovery – he was undoubtedly an unparalleled professional. He strictly followed what I told him, as you could see in the way he was recovering.”He was excited, confident in his recovery and enthusiastic about the next season.”##NAJAVA_MECA_9004779##
