Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, 28, has died in a car crash in Spain, the English club and the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) said on Thursday. "The Portuguese Football Federation and the entire Portuguese football are completely devastated by the death of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva in Spain,

A skillful forward, Jota was sought by a number of top European teams when he moved from England's Wolverhampton Wanderers to Liverpool for a total fee of $61.5 million in 2020.

Liverpool FC, the Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) all confirmed Thursday that forward Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva, were killed in a car crash near Zamora, Spain.