With Liverpool, Diogo Jota has agreed to a new, long-term contract that will keep him with the team through the summer of 2027.
The Portugal international was given a new five-year contract today, August 2, in recognition of his excellent play since signing from Wolves back in 2020.
The 25-year-old scored 21 goals for the Reds across all competitions last season, but Darwin Nunez’s arrival from Benfica means he will have tough competition for a starting spot this time around.
After agreeing to his new deal, Jota said to Liverpoolfc.com, “Well, I have to say, [I’m] incredibly proud.
‘Obviously, since I arrived two years ago I established myself as an important player in this team – that’s what I wanted from the beginning.
Now, signing a new long-term deal, it’s obviously from the club’s perspective proof of the belief in myself as a player. For me, obviously it’s really good to establish I’ll be here for a while.
‘So, the beginning of a new season, let’s do it.’
Jota, who has scored 34 goals in 85 appearances since joining Liverpool, has not featured in Liverpool’s pre-season matches due to a hamstring injury.
The forward is expected to miss out on Saturday’s Premier League opener on Saturday at newly-promoted Fulham.
‘Unfortunately for me I had an upset in this pre-season because I got injured [in the] last game of the season playing with Portugal,’ he added.
‘So I was coming back in this pre-season, I felt it a little bit again. So it will be a few more weeks, I would say.
‘When you fight for everything, like we did last year, you just want to do it again and to do it better, because it’s possible.
‘That drive is in me and I know it’s in my teammates and all the staff. We have everything to fight for those titles out there.’
