Brighton midfielder James Milner has changed his jersey number to 20 in memory of former Liverpool striker Diogo Jota, who tragically passed away.
James Milner
I wanted to do it as a mark of respect and obviously pay tribute to Diogo Jota, who was an amazing player who I was fortunate to play with and a great friend as well. It is a great honour to wear his number in the Premier League this year.
Milner and Jota were teammates at Liverpool from 2020 to 2023. The Portuguese forward lost his life in a car accident in Spain alongside his brother Andre Silva on July 3.
Earlier, Liverpool had retired the number 20 jersey that Jota wore.
Additionally, the circumstances of the tragic accident that took the life of the Portuguese footballer have been revealed.
