Diogo Jota had a phone call with a long-term acquaintance just before he and his brother's tragic deaths (Image: Liverpool FC, Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Former Liverpool forward Diogo Jota spoke with a close contact just hours before his devastating death. Jota died in the early hours of July 3 following a horrific crash involving his Lamborghini Huracan , which also claimed the life of his younger brother, Andre Silva.

The former Reds favourite, who was due to celebrate his 29th birthday on Thursday, had been making his way back to England alongside his sibling following a lung procedure, which prevented him from flying. A tyre blowout while attempting an overtake en route to their ferry at Santander caused the car to career off the carriageway before it was consumed by

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