Diogo Jota: Tributes have been paid to the former Liverpool striker on the first anniversary of his death.

Ex Wolves Boss Nuno Espirito Santo, who signed Jota on loan and then permanently for the club, told BBC Sport.

He was young (when he arrived Wolves), but he was very special – warm, humble and determined to return the trust and effort placed in him.

Like every player he found it difficult at first. The championship is a tough competition, especially for an outsider. But it was that challenge that helped shape the player Diogo went on to become.

He never gave up, and if things didn’t go his way, he never let his head drop.

At the risk of sounding like a cliché, it’s just the truth. Everyone loved Diogo, absolutely everyone. All in the club, all in the dressing room. Everyone.

Even now it’s hard to think about it without feeling bad. He was an extraordinary young man, and we will all miss him dearly.

Ex Wolves Defender Conor Cody, who won the 2018 Championship trophy with Jota, told BBC Sport.

With Diogo, they are all good memories. The biggest memory is not winning games and scoring goals, but in the dressing room and what a friend he was. He was an incredible man with such honesty and humility and that I will always remember.

He was truly a dream teammate, and you add that he is an incredible footballer, then he was everything you could want.

He is one of the best team players I have ever seen. Every day with us, he showed that selfless nature. From the first day of entry WolvesYou see the competitive nature that sets him apart.

He even wanted to win at head tennis. He helped create the culture that any of us saw when the Portuguese boys came in and he brought that. Diogo was a different animal, an absolute beast.

Even before I knew him, I admired him and Ruben Neves from Portugal for making that change at such a young age. Like Ruben, it’s a big leap to leave Porto, one of the biggest teams in Portugal, and come to the Championship.

But they are the players to come. Wolves It has changed my life for the better. They have made me a better player and a better person and everyone else in it Wolves At that time, the dressing room will tell you the same thing.

I remember when he first arrived and I thought, ‘I don’t think he knows how difficult the championship is going to be’, because a lot of people come and think, ‘Oh, it’s only the second division’.

But Diogo was completely different. He was professional, dedicated and a very smart friend. Right from the get-go, you know he means business and you saw us go public on the first try.

Sometimes, when players come from different countries, they stick to themselves a little. I don’t know what would happen if I went abroad.

But he and the children of the Portuguese who came were different. They were joining in, checking in with the kids, organizing things off the field and inviting everyone. He threw himself into everything.

Whenever I think of Diogo, I think of his goal in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Wolves Resist Manchester UnitedWith a place at Wembley online. We were on the counter-attack, he came out on the half-way line, Luke Shaw, then Diogo, pulled his left foot, which was mainly right-footed, and smashed it to the near post.

That goal was made for Diogo Jota as not many players have been able to score such a goal. But it can. I appreciate that rigor.

I was over the moon for him on a personal level when he moved in. Liverpool. It was a little weird because when he missed our game, Diego never played, so the kids would talk.

Ruben[Neves]told us after the rumor in the dressing room got into overdrive. Sometimes you are shocked when teammates leave and I was really his teammate but this was a great opportunity to go to a football club. Liverpool.

I couldn’t be happier with his results and we took a big picture with him when he got back to his training ground. Whichever club you choose for Diogo Liverpool Just ahead Wolves. He gave everything and more to both clubs.

It was an absolute honor to share the dressing room with Diogo.