The pitiful departure of Diogo Jota made the fans shocked. However, after what has shown in the Premier League in general and Liverpool in particular, the Portuguese striker will be remembered forever.
Jota started his professional career in the Pacos de Ferreira shirt and then Porto. In 2016, he was recruited by Atletico Song but never played for the red half of Madrid. At that time, at the age of 21, Jota was taken by Wolves by Nuno Espirito Santo. Also from here, the journey to conquer the foggy country of the striker born in 1996 began.
Right in the first season of wearing the “wolf” to play in the Championship, Jota made a bold mark with 17 goals in 44 appearances. This caused the Wolves Board of Directors to quickly spend 14 million euros to buy him from Atletico in the summer of 2018. From an almost anonymous player, Jota became the biggest star of the Molineux team in the return to the Premier League.
For many fans, Jota is a legend of Wolves. The Portuguese striker helped the team from the First Division reached the European playground. In 131 Wolves matches, Jota scored 44 goals and had 13 assists – a great impact that Jurgen Klopp did not hesitate to take him back to Anfield.
The price of 43 million euros that Liverpool spent to recruit Jota in 2021 was absolutely worthy. With Jota, The Reds has a silent goalscorer, a person who can change the match when he came on the pitch from the bench. Jota has made important contributions to Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane in the attack, becoming one of the important links of the port city team.
In total, Jota has pocketed 65 goals and 21 passes into a table in Liverpool. Although not as prominent as Salah or many other stars in the squad, Jota has conquered the hearts of fans at Anfield with humility, sincerity and favor.
In 4 seasons in Liverpool, Jota won the FA Cup, twice crowned the League Cup and especially the 20th Premier League championship in the team history. From a strange name, Jota has and will be remembered with all love – a love that he won with goals and titles.
Farewell to Jota, talented goalscorer but short!
