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Manchester United gave captain Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot a 'special vacation'
Fernandes and Dalot played on the ground with Diogo Jota, who ended his life in an unexpected car accident for Portugal. The two attended a funeral held on the 5th (Korean time) at the church in Jota's hometown of Murkumar, Portugal.
Jota died on the 3rd at the unfortunate age of 28. He was killed in a car accident while traveling in a car with his brother Andre, 25, in Samora, Spain. In particular, he was devastated 10 days after marrying his wife, Rutte Cardoso, making those around him even more sad.
Fernandes and Dalot were due to return to Carrington, Manchester United's training ground, for the pre-season this week. Britain's 'The Sun' reported on the 7th that the two were given special permission to join later in the wake of the tragic death of their national team colleague Jota.
A source said 'The Sun'Bruno and Diogo were heartbroken and devastated after attending the funeral"The Manchester United players supported them. They were offered a week's long vacation and counseling or support. The two players played with Jota for the national team for 10 years and won the Nations League together a few weeks ago," he said. Portugal won the UEFA Nations League title on the 9th of last month by defeating Spain in the 「Invincible Fleet」.
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Jota moved to Liverpool in September 2020 after passing through Atletico Madrid (Spain) and Wolverhampton (England). In his five seasons with Liverpool, he scored 47 goals in 123 matches in the English Premier League (EPL). In official matches, he played 182 games and scored 65 goals. For Portugal, he played 49 A matches and scored 14 goals.
Jota's team, Liverpool, also postponed their return to the squad for the pre-season. Liverpool manager Arne Slot was originally scheduled to convene players on the 4th, but changed the schedule to the 7th.
Liverpool decided to pay the bereaved family an annual salary for the remaining two years of Jota's contract. Jota's weekly salary is reported to be 140,000 pounds (about 261 million won). He also decided to permanently change his uniform number 20.
Prior to winning the Nations Cup, Jota helped Liverpool regain the top of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season. "Double" was the last work of his soccer career.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
