Wolves paid a moving tribute to former player Diogo Jota ahead of their clash with Manchester City on Saturday afternoon. 

Fans at Molineux erected a huge banner in tribute to the late forward as his widow Rute Cardoso and family watched on from the stands. 

Jota and his brother Andre Silva passed away in a car crash in Spain on July 3, leaving his Liverpool team-mates and the football community mourning.

Jota dedicated three fruitful years to the club from 2017 until 2020, playing a key role in their rise to the Premier League and securing a spot in European competition, earning immense adoration from fans, showcased through a massive tifo.

A banner below the tifo read: ‘We’ll remember you when you walk in fields of gold’, in reference to Jota’s favourite song, Fields of Gold by Sting. 

Diogo Jota’s widow, Rute Cardoso, cut an emotional figure as she stood with his family while Wolves paid their tribute to her late husband  

Isabel Silva and Joaquim Silva, the parents of Jota, were visibly emotional on Saturday 

Wolves paid an emotional tribute to former player Jota with a special tifo at Molineux 

Cardoso, whom Jota wed just 11 days prior to his untimely passing, was seen deeply moved in the audience, sharing the moment with his parents and former Portugal teammate Ruben Neves.

Goalkeeper also Jose Sa appeared to fight back tears as both sets of players lined up on the centre circle for a minute’s applause. 

In the 18th minute, fans at Molineux applauded in tribute to the shirt number he wore during his time at the club. 

Initially, Jota was loaned to Wolves from Atletico Madrid in 2017, where he quickly contributed to their Championship win and later signed on for two additional seasons.

Overall, he netted 44 goals in 131 appearances for Wolves, aiding in their promotion, achieving two seventh-place finishes, and advancing to the Europa League quarter-finals during the 2019-20 season.

He emerged as a modern icon for the Midlands team, shattering several records before his £41million transfer to Liverpool in 2020, where he further experienced an English Premier League victory.

Jota scored back-to-back hat-tricks against Besiktas and Espanyol at Molineux in the Europa League, becoming the club’s first player to do that.

That three-goal salvo against Besiktas came in 11 minutes, the club’s quickest-ever European hat-trick.

Players fought back the tears as they clapped in tribute to the former Liverpool star 

Rute Cardoso had married Jota just 11 days before he and his brother died in a car crash

Jota initially joined Wolves on loan in 2017 before signing permanently the following year

Fans held up banners in dedication to the Portuguese, with one reading: ‘Good as gold’ 

Wolves also dedicated the match programme to Jota, who scored 44 goals in 131 matches 

Cardoso watches on as a tribtue is paid to her late husband before Wolves faced Man City

It was testament to his determination to play in England that Jota swapped Champions League football with Atletico for the Championship. 

The Portuguese scored 18 goals in his first season with the club, being named their top scorer and establishing himself as a much-loved star.

Jota has now been honored in the Wolves’ hall of fame, with some floral arrangements intended to be exhibited at the Wolves Museum as a lasting homage.

Across the Premier League this weekend, stadiums are holding a minute of silence and players are wearing black armbands to remember him. 

On Friday night, Liverpool paid their own tribute to Jota with a special mosaic held up by fans at Anfield as they beat Bournemouth 4-2. They also dedicated their match programme to him. 

Images of Jota and Silva were displayed on the stadium screens, while the ‘Forever 20’ emblem adorned the shirts of Liverpool players.

Mohamed Salah scored late on as Liverpool won 4-2, with the winger mimicking Jota’s ‘crocodile’ celebration.

Salah broke down in tears at full time on an emotional night at Anfield.

Their tifo paid a nod to his favourite song, Fields of Gold by Sting, with words reading: ‘We’ll remember you when you walk in fields of gold’

Fans visit a mural devoted to Jota on a road near Molineux ahead of their clash with Man City

Jota’s favourite song was ‘Fields of Gold’ by Sting and fans paid a nod to that 

Liverpool boss Arne Slot dedicated the victory to Jota as he said: ‘I think Mo felt how special that was. He probably felt the emotions. Diogo’s wife is here, his family is here, his children are here. 

‘We also feel the emotions, the grief they still have. Those emotions probably led to Mo being emotional. I felt the same without being in tears.

‘After the fans sung so many times for him, it’s nice he gave them something in return. That’s what he did today. Unbelievable atmosphere in the last few minutes.’