Arne Slot: Liverpool will pay remainder of Diogo Jota’s contract to his family

<ul><li><p>Late striker’s deal at club had two years remaining </p></li><li><p>Slot admits to struggling emotionally with shock death</p></li></ul><p>Arne Slot has confirmed Liverpool’s owners, Fenway Sports Group, are to pay the final two years of Diogo Jota’s contract to the late striker’s family.</p><p>The forward and his brother, Andre Silva, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jul/03/diogo-jota-liverpool-portugal-footballer-dies-aged-28-car-crash">tragically died in a car accident in Spain on 3 July</a>, 11 days after Jota married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso, the mother of their three young children. Reports at the time indicated Liverpool would honour the remainder of the 28-year-old’s contract, which was to run until 2027 and was understood to be worth around £140,000-a-week.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/26/arne-slot-liverpool-will-pay-remainder-of-diogo-jotas-contact-to-his-family">Continue reading...</a>