Jurgen Klopp has made it clear just how special he thought Diogo Jota was, penning a touching tribute to the late Liverpool attacker.Jota’s passing back in July continues to leave a void at Anfield, with his sons among the mascots for Saturday’s 2-1 win at home to Wolves.The outpouring of love for the Portuguese over the past five months has highlighted his popularity as both a player and a person.Klopp worked with Jota for four years, getting to know him in great depth, and he has remembered the striker in a hugely touching article for The Observer.“Diogo Jota. I still smile every time I say or hear the name. Honestly, it brings this big, beaming grin to my face. Affection. Appreciation. Love.[…]“In life he brought out the best in people and even in death this stayed the same. Arne Slot, the staff and players at Liverpool. Roberto Martínez, the staff and players of Portugal.“Supporters, rivals, opponents, teammates, politicians, community leaders, children – they all showed their very best side as a reflection of Diogo and everything he stood for. Could there be a more fitting tribute?“Why was he so loved? For me, it’s simple. Because in Diogo, people saw the very best of themselves.“Or maybe the best of what we wanted to be. He was humble and authentic. He didn’t pretend to be anything other than who he was.“And in the tributes that came in, in those terrible hours and days after the accident, the words were always the same: he was fun, he was normal, he was genuine. Diogo was simply Diogo. Unashamedly.“Although I remember the footballer with huge pride, it is the person I remember most. But the beautiful thing is: both versions of him shared the same qualities.”Klopp went on to perfectly sum up the person Jota was, explaining how he stuck up for Liverpool after poverty chants from Leicester fans back in 2021.“He was the supporters’ representative on the pitch,” Klopp wrote.“As demonstrated by his reaction to slotting the winning penalty against Leicester City in the Carabao Cup – a competition we went on to win.“He was screaming at the away section of Anfield and I wondered why.“Later I was told it was because he took exception to chants from some of Leicester’s supporters that night about poverty in Liverpool. So Diogo.”Klopp describes Jota as a “joy” several times, both on and off the pitch, adding that he “never forgot where he came from” and “never acted like a star.” Jota’s death is called “one of the hardest moments I’ve ever had to try to process” by the German, admitting “I still haven’t found any answers” when it comes to dealing with it.It is a wonderful tribute from Klopp, and it highlights the bond he and Jota shared, and processing it continues to be tough for teammates, managers and supporters.Gone but never forgotten, Diogo.