Wolves fans show their love for ex-player Jota before City clash
Jota's parents were at the Molineux to see the tribute along with Jota's wife Rute Cardoso, former Wolves player Ruben Neves and his international manager Roberto Martinez.A commemorative programme has been made for Saturday's game. There was a minute's applause by fans and cheering his name before kick-off.Emotional tributes were paid to him at Anfield before, during and after Liverpool's 4-2 victory against Bournemouth.
Jota moved to Wolves from Atletico Madrid in July 2017 - initially on a season-long loan that became permanent - before going on to join Liverpool in 2020.He was inducted into Wolves' Hall of Fame last month.Last month club supporters' group the Old Gold Pack started a fundraiser for the tifo.The group also designed six other banners that were placed on seats in the South Bank for fans to use for the tribute.A mural of Jota has also been painted by graffiti artist Joe Miles on a wall facing The Leaping Wolf pub on Waterloo Road.
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