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Liverpool pay out Diogo Jota's £140,000-a-week contract to his widow and family: Manager Arne Slot reveals club's 'not normal' gesture

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Liverpool will pay out the remainder of late striker Diogo Jota’s contract to his family, Reds head coach Arne Slot has confirmed.

The game is still in mourning after Anfield hero Jota was tragically killed alongside his brother, Andre Silva, in a car accident on July 3 when travelling through northern Spain.

Jota had married childhood sweetheart Rute Cardoso just 11 days before his death. The pair share three young children.

In the days following the 28-year-old's death, reports indicated that the Anfield club would honour the remaining two years on his deal, providing financial support to the Portugal international's family.