Today, Liverpool Football Club revealed via social media that it will permanently retire the No.20 jersey worn by the late Diogo Jota, in tribute to the beloved player. The club also shared the following commemorative message:
“And what cruelly has proved to be his final flourish in football saw Jota become a Premier League champion and a UEFA Nations League winner.
The No.20 will be rightly immortalised for his contributions as part of Liverpool's 2024-25 title-winners – the club’s 20th – with his trademark shimmy and strike in front of the Kop to seal victory in April's Merseyside derby a poignant last goal of his life.
“To arrive at this particular season with the title that I’ve been chasing for a lot of years and in the best league in the world – for me where I dreamed to play as a kid – it’s a moment I will cherish forever,” he said.
