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ITV News
3 hours ago
- ITV News
Liverpool commission permanent Diogo Jota tribute at Anfield
Liverpool Football Club has commissioned a sculpture to be made in honour of Diogo Jota outside Anfield after thousands of floral tributes to their No.20 were gradually removed in recent days. Portugal and Liverpool forward Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who played for Portuguese second division club Penafiel, died in a car crash on 3 July in the Spanish province of Zamora. Liverpool retired Jota's number 20 shirt in tribute, across all levels of the club, including LFC Women and the Academy. The planned sculpture will be made by recycling items left outside Anfield since his death by fans paying their respects. It will become a permanent memorial sculpture that will become a future focal point of remembrance at Anfield. Floral tributes are to be composted and used in flower beds across all club sites, including Anfield, the AXA Training Centre and AXA Melwood Training Centre. In the meantime, a temporary area of reflection has been created at Anfield so people can continue to pay their respects. Liverpool are planning a fan mosaic and a minute's silence at the opening Premier League home game against Bournemouth on 15 August. Fans can also pay tribute at the pre-season game against Atletico Bilbao on 4 August at Anfield, while players' shirts will have a "'Diogo J 20" patch for their two pre-season games in Asia. And the Reds players will wear a specially-designed patch with 'Diogo J 20' stitched on in memory of their team-mate across the two games in the Far East, starting with AC Milan at the Kai Tak Stadium on Saturday evening (12.30pm UK time). A floral tribute will also be laid before kick-off at the pre-season games in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Anfield. The LFC Foundation has also committed to creating a grassroots football programme in the Jota's name. Meanwhile, the Football Association will hold talks with Liverpool before planning a tribute to Jota at the Community Shield at Wembley on 10 August. In addition, the club have said if supporters want to honour Jota by having "Diogo J 20" on the back of their shirts, then the profits of the purchases will go to the LFC Foundation, the club's charity.
Daily Mirror
4 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Rafael Leao's touching tribute to Diogo Jota vs Liverpool as club make statement
Rafael Leao scored against Liverpool during their pre-season clash with AC Milan and quickly paid tribute to his Portugal team-mate Diogo Jota in the wake of his tragic death Rafael Leao paid tribute to Diogo Jota after opening the scoring for AC Milan against Liverpool. The Portuguese winger, who was international colleagues with Jota, made the number 20 with his fingers. It was a subdued celebration from the winger, who was keen to pay his respects to the player after his tragic death. Jota died earlier in July in a car accident that killed him and brother Andre Silva. It has been a hugely emotional time for the Reds in the wake of the shocking news. Flowers, scarves, cards and jerseys being laid around the stadium with a number of the players clearly emotional. Liverpool have confirmed that physical tributes have been removed and stored, while floral tributes will be used in flower beds at Anfield and training facilities. Ahead of the new season, where Liverpool will hope to defend their Premier League crown, the players will all have a 'Forever 20' emblem - referencing Jota's retired shirt number - printed on their shirts and stadium jackets for the season. A club statement said: 'The club is now able to provide details on how it will create more permanent tributes moving forward. The thousands of physical tributes outside Anfield have been gradually removed over the course of the last week and carefully separated and safely stored. 'Floral tributes will then be composted and used in flower beds across all club sites, including Anfield, the AXA Training Centre and AXA Melwood Training Centre. 'The remaining artefacts will be recycled by a specialist company and used to help create a permanent memorial sculpture that will become a future focal point of remembrance at Anfield. In the meantime, a temporary area of reflection has been created at Anfield so people can continue to pay their respects.' Liverpool paid tribute to Jota and Silva when they played for the first time following his death. That was during a pre-season friendly against Preston on July 13. Respects will also be paid before of the Reds' remaining pre-season games, both abroad and at home. Liverpool's Premier League season kicks off with a meeting against Bournemouth on August 15 and a main commemoration is set to take place with a special fan mosaic and a minute of silence.
Daily Mirror
5 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Newcastle get Yoane Wissa transfer update as Brentford boss issues stern message
Yoane Wissa left Brentford's pre-season camp in Portugal earlier this week due to ongoing speculation over his future - but Brentford have hopes he will remain with the club Keith Andrews has revealed he expects Newcastle target Yoane Wissa to return to Brentford training next week. The DR Congo international forward left the club's pre-season camp in Portugal earlier this week due to ongoing speculation over his future. So far, Brentford have rebuffed one offer from Newcastle which was worth in excess of £25million and they have also knocked back a bid from Nottingham Forest. Wissa is open to a new challenge following the departures of Thomas Frank, Bryan Mbeumo and Christian Norgaard but Andrews insists he expects the forward to rejoin the group. The former Republic of Ireland international told Brentford's media team: "He has gone back to London. It was his decision, obviously because of speculation. "There are clubs interested and he felt it was the right thing to go back to London. It's simple really, he folds back into the group next week when we come back to training." Newcastle, who are set to resume talks this weekend after a personal matter delayed discussions at the Brentford end, are not the only club in the hunt for Wissa, who struck 19 goals in four assists in the Premier League last season. Tottenham and Forest remain keen. Spurs tried to land Wissa in January but the extent of their interest this summer could yet depend on the outcome of Morgan Gibbs-White's future. Wolves also looked at the 28-year-old last August but he eventually stayed put in west London before going on to enjoy the best campaign of his career to date. Brentford drew 1-1 with Portuguese side Gil Vicente on Friday as Igor Thiago found the target for Andrews' men. Newcastle are continuing to press for Wissa and their pursuit of the player will not be determined by Alexander Isak's future. Eddie Howe wants to bring in Wissa to play with the Swede but there is every chance Isak could now quit St James' Park after he expressed his desire to explore his options. RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko is top of Newcastle's shortlist where Isak replacements are concerned and discussions with the Slovenia's reps are continuing over personal terms.
