Floral tributes continue at Wolverhampton Wanderers stadium for Jota

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Tributes are continuing to be laid outside Molineux stadium for former Wolves player Diogo Jota.The 28-year-old, who left the club to join Liverpool in 2020, died alongside his brother Andre Silva in a car accident in the Spanish province of Zamora on Thursday.Numerous tributes have been paid to the Portuguese forward, with Wolves supporters leaving flowers, shirts and other memorabilia around the Billy Wright statue on Waterloo Road. Wolverhampton Wanderers have said the popular player will never be forgotten.
Jota played more than 100 times for the club from 2017 to 2020, helping them get promoted to the Premier League before his move to Liverpool.Liverpool players started to return to the club on Tuesday for pre-season training, following the death of their teammate.
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