Liverpool star Diogo Jota died in a car accident in July. His former coach Jürgen Klopp becomes emotional in a conversation.
Touching words from Jürgen Klopp! The former Liverpool FC coach was asked about the tragic death of Diogo Jota in an interview.
In July, the Portuguese player, who was trained by Klopp among others at the Reds, died in a car accident. “I received a message in the morning. It came from a friend in Liverpool,” Klopp reported in the podcast The Diary of a CEO in conversation with British entrepreneur Steven Bartlett.
The death of Diogo Jota has hit Jürgen Klopp hard
Jota like a family member for Klopp
“I couldn’t believe it. It was impossible. I heard it and knew what it meant, but I couldn’t believe it,” he continued.
Klopp described Jota as a family member: “It’s something you have to deal with without exactly knowing how to do it. Everyone wanted him to play in Liverpool for the next ten years.”
“Still can’t talk about it”
The German said that he couldn’t imagine the Liverpool locker room without Jota and that the death was very hard for everyone involved.
He fought back tears as he spoke about his former protégé and admitted: “I still can’t talk about it. It was an incredible shock.”