Liverpool plan to erect Diogo Jota memorial at Anfield

TPO - More than three weeks after Diogo Jota passed away, Liverpool announced plans to build a memorial statue at Anfield, creating a highlight for a permanent memorial service for the player wearing shirt number 20.

Thousands of tributes have been placed outside Anfield in recent weeks after Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva died in a car crash in Spain. Flowers, shirts, scarves, hats, artwork, flags and banners in memory of the deceased player have been removed and sorted by Liverpool staff.

The memorial flowers are composted and fertilized in flower beds throughout the club grounds; shirts, scarves, flags... are stored, while the remaining artifacts will be recycled by a specialized company and used to create a sculpture, a memorial monument to Jota.

A memorial to Jota will be placed outside Anfield, possibly in the same temporary memorial area. Liverpool have yet to reveal a design, but the No. 20 shirt is one of the options being considered. The Merseyside club previously announced that the No. 20 shirt would be retired permanently across all levels of the club in tribute to Jota, who scored 65 goals in 182 appearances.

Liverpool players will wear specially designed shirts with the "Diogo J 20" logo during their pre-season tour of Asia. Floral tributes will also be laid ahead of friendlies in Hong Kong, Yokohama and Anfield.

The 'Forever 20' logo will also appear on the bottom seam of Liverpool's 2025/26 home kit. Fans can pay tribute to Jota by having 'Diogo J 20' printed on the back of their shirts in club stores. Proceeds will go to the LFC Foundation, Liverpool's official charity, which will then launch a community football programme in Jota's name.

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