Liverpool legend Jurgen Klopp has opened up on the tragic loss of Diogo Jota - and said it felt like losing a family member. Reds striker Jota was killed in an accident alongside his brother Andre Silva in early July and Klopp said he sat in silence for a long time after finding out the devastating news about the man he signed from Wolves. Speaking to the Diary of a CEO podcast‚ the now head of football operations at Red Bull said: 'I cannot imagine the dressing room right now without him being there. That's for the boys as well.

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