According to Portuguese outlet Record, Liverpool intend to honour the final two years of Jota’s contract by paying the full amount to his family. In a sport often consumed by headlines and transfer figures, such a gesture speaks to something far deeper than the business of football.

Hundreds gathered in the Portuguese town of Gondomar to pay respects to Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, both professional soccer players.

In an emotional post shared on Instagram, the captain honored Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash early Thursday in Spain.