Villas-Boas confirms Jota was to be approached for emotional Porto return

A plan was quietly forming behind the scenes to bring Diogo Jota back to his boyhood roots in Portugal before his life was tragically cut short last week.

FC Porto president Andre Villas-Boas has revealed the club were in discussions with Jota’s agent, Jorge Mendes, over a potential return in 2026 – a year before his Liverpool contract was due to expire.

It adds another layer of heartbreak to the loss of our forward and his younger brother Andre Silva, who both died in a car crash...