Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died in a tragic car accident in Spain along with his brother.

According to Marca, Jota and his brother Andre, also a professional footballer, both died when the vehicle they were travelling in came off the road in the province of Zamora, in the north west of Spain, in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Witnesses, who called Spain's emergency services, told the media they saw the car burst into flames, which spread to nearby vegetation.

Jota, 28, joined Liverpool from Wolves in 2020 in a £41m transfer. He scored 65 goals in 182 appearances for the Reds. He won the Premier League title last season as well as lifting the FA Cup, Community Shield and the Carabao Cup twice. He married his partner Rute Cardoso on June 22. The couple had three children.