Football General Manager
- Tsimikas pays tribute to late Liverpool team-mate
- Jota died earlier this month
- Liverpool team-mates in mourning
Tsimikas has commissioned a touching tribute to Jota, less than a month after his team-mate was tragically killed in a car accident along with his brother Andre Silva. Liverpool have since retired the No.20 shirt that the late Portugal international wore, with the Reds squad in mourning.
Tsimikas has now unveiled a hand tattoo dedicated to his friend. It reads, “Wish you were here”, and includes the number 20. The ink was revealed by Puerto Ink Athens on July 5, just two days after Jota’s death. They accompanied the image with a heartfelt message.
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The tattoo studio wrote: “Some bonds are beyond football. This one’s forever. From teammates to brothers. From Greece to England. From dreams to Anfield. They rose together.
“They laughed, fought, worked, and lived the moments most can only dream of. Until fate decided to stop one of them far too soon. This tattoo is not just a tribute. It’s a piece of love, pain, memory — carved in silence, worn with pride.
“Rest easy, Jota. You’ll never walk alone. Thank you for trusting us with something so sacred, @tsimikas21. We are honored.”
Tsimikas also paid tribute to Jota on Instagram, writing: “We’ve moved to the club the same period. We were the new boys in the city. We’ve shared and celebrated some of our best moments of our careers together.u0026nbsp;Before one of our last ones you’ve said to me “You cross, I score” and that’s what happened. We laughed and we talked about lots.
“You were a special player,a special guy,a true legend Diogo. You’ll always be remembered and always be loved.
“My heart and my prayers are with your Rute, your boys, your little girl, your family and everyone who loved and waited for you both to go home. You and your brother André will be missed forever.”
Liverpool will continue their pre-season preparations against AC Milan this weekend.
