Diogo Jota: Incredible Fortune Footballer’s Widow and Children Will Inherit Emerges
- Diogo Jota's widow and his three children are set to inherit a huge amount of his assets after the footballer’s death
- The attacker tied the knot with his long-term girlfriend, Rute Cardoso, 11 days before his unfortunate demise
- There are reports that Premier League champions Liverpool will pay the remainder of Jota's two years contract
Diogo Jota’s widow, Rute Cardoso, and three children are set to inherit a huge amount of his assets after the Portugal national team player sadly passed away in a car accident on Thursday.
The Liverpool star tied the knot with his long-term girlfriend Cardoso, with whom he had three children, Dinis, Duarte and Mafalda, 11 days before his demise.
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Jota and his brother were on their way to catch a ferry to England and resume pre-season training on Friday. He opted for water travel after doctors advised him against it following lung surgery.
His death alongside his brother, who were the only children of their parents, Joaquim and Isabel Silva, threw the football community into mourning since last week
Jota's widow set to inherit huge fortune
According to Express UK, Rute Cardoso and her children are set to inherit a huge £35 million after the unfortunate passing of her husband in a car accident last week.
The couple married at a church in Portugal days before the player had an accident in Cernadilla, Zamora, Spain, alongside his brother André Silva.
According to Daily Mail, the inheritance will provide financial security for Cardoso and her three children after Jota's life and continued livelihood were cut short.
Jota earned £3.952 million during his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers and made a huge £8.632mil in his first two years at Liverpool before signing a bumper £140,000 per week deal in 2022.
The new deal earned him £21.842mil and has another £14.5mil in the remaining two years, which a report claimed that the Premier League champions will pay to his family.
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That would take his Premier League earnings to £34.4mil, and this excludes his bonus, sponsorships and other incomes via social media endorsements.
He had endorsements with Nike and EA Sports, which reportedly paid him around £3.3 million per year. He also owned his eSports team called Luna Galaxy.
Jota and his wife owned a five-bedroom apartment in the north of Liverpool, which they bought for £2.152 million in May 2022 and another property in Portugal.
He owns an extensive range of luxury cars, including a Porsche 911 Turbo S, a Ferrari 488, an Audi Q7 and a Mercedes-Benz G63AMG. He died in a Lamborghini Huracan.
It is unclear how much of his properties will go to his wife and family, as his father, Joaquim, managed his properties during his life, according to reports in the Portuguese media.
Andre Silva's wife clarifies fans' confusion
Legit.ng reported that Andre Silva's wife released a statement to clarify confusion from the fans after they mistook her husband for Diogo Jota's brother, who died in an accident.
André Silva is RB Leipzig’s forward who married his wife Maria Rodrigues in June. Fans filled their comments section with “RIP” remarks, prompting her to release a statement.
Proofreading by Omoleye Omoruyi, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
