A skillful forward, Jota was sought by a number of top European teams when he moved from England's Wolverhampton Wanderers to Liverpool for a total fee of $61.5 million in 2020.

Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain when the Lamborghini they were in veered off a road and burst into flames, police said Thursday.

Liverpool soccer star Diogo Jota has died in a car crash at the age of 28, according to reports. According to the BBC and Sky News, citing Spanish news agency EFE, the Portuguese sportsman’s 26-year-old brother, Andre Silva, also died in the accident. The incident reportedly took place in the Spanish province of Zamora.