In an interview for TOTAL FUTEBOLJosé Mourinho wanted to pay tribute to Diogo Jota, who tragically disappeared last June. Very affected by the death of the Portuguese striker, the Special One expressed himself with emotion on their distance relationship, marked by deep respect. If he never really rubbed shoulders with him, Mourinho says he knows Jota through his professional entourage and the human echoes left by the former Liverpool player.
“I praised Jota twice. Once during Tottenham-Wolverhampton, and another time at the Federation Gala Quinas. Even if I do not know him, I know him so well … His structure is mine: image rights, agents … Then, my new collaborator was with him in Wolverhampton for several years. I know him well without ever meeting him. Everyone spoke with affection of this boy. He was the player, the player integrated into the group, the boy, the family of the family, the way he interacted with the structure. He had to be really fantastic. I keep saying that I hope one day but only in 40 or 50 years understand why these things happened. It is difficult to understand “said, filled with emotion, José Mourinho, former FC Porto coach.
