Liverpool made a decision to postpone the beginning of the training phase before the season after striker Diogo Jota died in a catastrophic accident.
The Portuguese striker was moving with his younger brother in Northern Spain when their car had a serious accident on the early morning of Thursday (July 3).
Although the rescue service was present at the scene shortly after midnight, Jota and his younger brother Andrre Silva, the player playing for the second Portuguese team, Penafiel – was confirmed to die on the spot.
The bodies of the two brothers were brought back to Portugal's homeland on Thursday night. The funeral was held in Gondomar on Friday morning (July 4), and the funeral was scheduled to take place on Saturday (July 5).
According to the original plan, the first group of Liverpool players will return to the Axa training center on Friday (July 4), before the group is larger than the Monday (July 7). However, according to the Echo newspaper, the Premier League champion decided to postpone the summer schedule.
The players are expected to return to the training center at Kirkby on Friday have been given additional breaks to be able to calm and overcome the shock at the departure of his teammate.
It is still unclear when the players will return to perform physical tests with the training team, and the club has not made a decision on the first friendly match of summer – meeting Preston North End on July 13 at Deepdale.
Liverpool is expected to fly to Asia during a trip before the season in Hong Kong and Japan from July 20. In Hong Kong, they will confront AC Milan at Kai Tak Sports Park on July 26, before encountering Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan on July 30.
Since Jota's death, many gratitude has been sent to this ill -fated player. Many of his teammates expressed their grief on social networks, besides the emotional statements from the head coach Arne Slot, Sports Director Richard Hughes, CEO of Football Michael Edwards and the owner of the club – Fenway Sports Group (FSG).
