The amount reportedly set to be inherited by Diogo Jota's family after the Liverpool footballer tragically passed away alongside his brother has been revealed.
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Jota, 28, died alongside his brother Andre Silva while traveling 190 miles from Porto to Santander to catch a ferry to England on Thursday (July 3). Their Lamborghini Huracan veered off the A-52 near Zamora and burst into flames.
Reports in Portuguese media suggest a suspected tire blowout may have caused the crash, which happened just days after Jota had undergone lung surgery and had been advised not to fly.
Thousands of mourners gathered in Gondomar, Portugal, to pay their respects to the brothers on Saturday (July 5).
Dressed in white and holding a cream-colored rose, Jota’s widow, Rute Cardoso, placed her hand on his casket as it was carried into the 17th-century Igreja Matriz de Gondomar, supported by family and friends, including Liverpool teammates Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson, Curtis Jones, and Harvey Elliott, who flew in overnight to honor their teammate.
The service, led by Bishop D. Manuel Linda, included an emotional message for the couple’s children - Dinis, four, Duarte, two, and baby Mafalda, eight months.
“At this moment, you are suffering immensely or perhaps not because you do not realize it,” the bishop said, adding, “The ones who suffer a lot are your mother and your grandparents. Seeing the mortal remains of a child must be a greater torment, but when there are two urns, there are no words.”
Jota’s Liverpool teammates carried red wreaths shaped like football shirts bearing Jota’s number 20 and Andre’s number 30, while former teammates from Wolves, including Joao Moutinho and Rui Patricio, joined club officials with a Wolves-themed wreath reading: “Diogo your desire to fight and win lit up Molineux,” per Daily Mail.
Amid the grief, the question of Jota’s financial legacy for his family remains.
The forward, who joined Wolves in 2018 with a £38,000-per-week ($51,000) contract before moving to Liverpool in 2020 with a £83,000-per-week deal ($112,000), later extended his Liverpool contract in 2022 to £140,000 per week ($190,000), earning around £34.4 million ($46,000,000) in the Premier League.
He was also set to receive £14.5 million ($19,000,000) for the remaining two years of his contract, which, despite reports circulating that Liverpool F.C. will honor that amount, has not yet been officially confirmed.
These earnings, along with lucrative sponsorships with Nike and EA Sports bringing in an estimated £3.3 million ($4.4m) per year, could now provide financial security for Rute and their children.
The family home, a five-bedroom property purchased for £2.1 million ($2,8m) in Blundellsands, north Liverpool, stands as part of this legacy, featuring an indoor pool, home cinema, and games room.
Jota also established an image rights company, Minute J Ltd, in February 2023 to manage his off-field earnings, with the first accounts showing income of £186,754 ($254,000) and owned a collection of luxury cars worth over $1.3 million, including a Range Rover Sport, Ferrari 488, and Porsche 911 Turbo S.
Known for his sharp football vision and business acumen, Jota’s passing leaves behind a blueprint for young athletes seeking to build wealth beyond the pitch.
As The Richest noted: “He left behind a financial legacy few soccer players achieve so young. His business smart matched his on-field vision, he left behind a blueprint for how athletes can build wealthy and a legacy beyond the pitch."
At the couple’s wedding just two weeks before his death, Jota declared himself “the luckiest man in the world” to marry his childhood sweetheart, a moment described by Rute as a “dream come true.”
That dream turned into heartbreak as many who attended the wedding returned for his funeral, marking a tragic chapter in the lives of a family now left to navigate the future while honoring Jota’s memory.
Our thoughts continue to go out to Jota's family, loved ones, teammates, and fans at this time.