Liverpool Football Club has announced a poignant, permanent tribute to striker Diogo Jota and Andre Silva at Anfield, honouring the lives of the two Portuguese brothers who tragically died last year.
Named the Forever 20 sculpture, the memorial will be situated on 97 Avenue, a location that became a spontaneous shrine for thousands of fans following their deaths in a car accident last July.
Its design incorporates a heart, referencing Jota’s distinctive goal celebration, alongside lyrics from the fan chant, “he will take us to victory, oh, his name is Diogo”.
In a statement released on the Reds’ official website, the club articulated that the monument “celebrates their lives, their bond, and the love and respect felt by family, team-mates and supporters across the world.” It is intended to “serve as a permanent symbol of love, unity and remembrance, and a place where everyone can reflect, remember and pay their respects.”
Mounted on a stone plinth, the sculpture ingeniously displays Jota’s now-retired number 20 and Silva’s 30 – the number he wore for Portuguese second-tier club Penafiel – when viewed from different angles.
The two men tragically lost their lives on 3 July at 12.40am, when the Lamborghini they were travelling in veered off the A-52 in Palacios de Sanabria, near Zamora, Spain, and burst into flames.
Jota, 28, a Portugal international, had been instrumental in Liverpool’s Premier League title win at the close of the 2024-25 season. After joining Liverpool in 2020, Jota scored 65 goals in 182 appearances across all competitions during his five seasons at Anfield.
Silva was 25 when he passed away following last year’s car crash.
Their deaths sparked an immense outpouring of grief, not only across Merseyside but throughout the national and international football communities.
A date for the memorial’s official unveiling is yet to be announced.
