“I have to be honest, I was suffering from it.”

former Liverpool Defender Nat Philips formulated an emotional greeting message to Dugo Jota on social media. The Portuguese striker and his younger brother, André, died tragicly on Thursday (July 3), after a car accident in Spain.

Jota and his brother were placed to rest on Saturday (July 6), but the football world continues to mourn his death with condolences and dispersal flowing from fans and teammates. Philips moved to the former center to Instagram to achieve a heart message to Gotta.

In a lengthy publication, the 28 -year -old, who recently occurred in the West Bromwich Albion team, admitted that he was struggling to deal with the tragic accident. Remember his time in Anfield with the late football player, he writes:

“I have to be honest, I was suffering from it, because I am concerned that I do not have words. How do I start to achieve justice for a person who is loved by all of us, someone who ignited an endless life and means a lot of the large number?”

“Jots, besides the rest of the world, I will really miss you, companion. It was my pleasure and honor to share the dressing room with you and to be part of many moments and memories that we participated in,” Philips continued.

“You have always been laughing and finished. More than anything else, you have always been honest with yourself regardless of your success in life. The truth is that there is nothing that changes you at all. You were very good, on the basis of that.

Nat Phillips came through the ranks of Liverpool and first presented in January 2020. In the summer of that year, Gota joined Mersyside from Wolverhampton and Wanders.

Although the English defender was not regular in anfield, with six different loans between 2019 and 2025, he shared the stadium 13 times with Jota. They gathered one goal, as Philips provided a help of Jota in Liverpool’s 4-2 league victory over Manchester United in the 2020-21 season.

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Liverpool extends a cardiac gesture to the Dugo Gota family

According to a foot report register (via Teamtalk), Liverpool offered the entire Dyou Jota contract to his family. The 28 -year -old died tragicly died days after linking the knot with his wife, Rue Cardoso. They had three children together.

According to what Gota received about 140,000 pounds per week and contracted in Premier League Giants until the summer of 2027. To show the family support, Mercyside was said to have been offered to pay its wages until that period.

The late Portuguese star joined Liverpool in 2020 Wolverhampton Wanders In return for a fee that was reported at a value of 41 million pounds in addition to additional jobs. He scored 65 goals and created 26 others in 182 club games. Jota also won the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup with Liverpool.