According to Portuguese outlet Record, Liverpool intend to honour the final two years of Jota’s contract by paying the full amount to his family. In a sport often consumed by headlines and transfer figures, such a gesture speaks to something far deeper than the business of football.

Liverpool star Diogo Jota has died in a car crash, according to local reports in Spain. The 28-year-old Portuguese forward died in a crash near Zamora, in northwestern Spain, according to the Spanish news agency EFE.

In an emotional post shared on Instagram, the captain honored Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash early Thursday in Spain.