Liverpool’s Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, 28, died in a fiery car crash near Zamora in northwestern Spain with his brother, Spanish state-owned TV station said on Thursday, citing local firefighters.
Police said everything pointed to that information being correct, although they could not yet officially confirm the names.
The regional fire department of Castille-Leon, where Zamora is located, said on its website a car crashed shortly after midnight on Thursday and burst into flames, with two men, aged 28 and 26, found dead.
Jota, who got married on June 28, helped Liverpool win the Premier League last season and also won the FA Cup and League Cup with the Merseyside outfit.
Jota arrived at Anfield from Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2020 and scored 65 goals in 182 appearances for the club in all competitions.
He also made 49 appearances for Portugal, twice winning the UEFA Nations League.
Jota, 28, joined Liverpool from Wolves in 2020 in a £41m transfer.
The Portuguese international had a brief spell at Atletico.
The Rojiblancos signed him from Pacos Ferreira in 2016 for 7 million euros.
He scored in a friendly against Crotone (0-2), but did not make his official debut.
That same summer he went on loan to Porto, before going on loan to Wolverhampton before leaving permanently in 2018 for 14 million euros.
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.
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