Spanish police release statement after Diogo Jota dies aged 28

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Local media reported that he died in a car accident in Zamora Spain on the A-52 road.

He was travelling with his brother Andre, 26, who also died in the accident as per reports.

His brother Andre played was also a professional footballer playing for Portuguese second-tier club Penafiel.

Now the Spanish Guardia Civil have released a full statement about the incident.

It said: "The information we have so far is that the car, which was a Lamborghini, was in a road traffic accident and left the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking.

"It was in the early hours, 00:30 BST, in the municipality of Cernadilla in the province of Zamora.

"The car caught on fire and the two occupants were killed."

The awful news comes just a fortnight after Jota married his long-term girlfriend Rute Cardoso in Porto.

The Portuguese player joined Liverpool back in 2020 from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of around £40m.

He was coming off the back of a successful season with the Reds, winning the Premier League.

The forward had also just won the UEFA Nations League with Portugal last month.

He also won the FA Cup and EFL Cup in the 2021/22 season.

Jota scored made 182 appearances for Liverpool and 131 appearances for Wolves.

He played 190 times in the Premier League.

More to follow, this is a breaking news story.