Liverpool commission permanent Diogo Jota tribute at Anfield
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.
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