The bitter family feud over Diogo Jota’s fortune has just taken an explosive new turn after the late Liverpool striker’s will was unsealed in court — and revealed a bombshell no one in Portugal or England saw coming.
According to official probate documents, Jota had quietly allocated a staggering portion of his wealth — millions of euros — to a charity organisation directly linked to Liverpool supporters.
The revelation has left his widow Rute Cardoso and his grieving parents in absolute shock. Neither side of the family had ever heard of the organisation, described in the will only by a discreet legal name.
But investigative reporters have now traced it back to a fan-led Liverpool foundation, run partly by supporters in Merseyside, with branches across Europe.
“The family feel betrayed,” one insider close to the case told us. “They were expecting all assets to remain within Portugal and for his children to be secured. Instead, millions have vanished into a group nobody in the family knew existed.”
Sources inside the foundation, however, claim Jota had privately supported their work for years, sending quiet donations and insisting his involvement remain hidden from the public eye.
The decision has infuriated his parents, who are said to be preparing a legal challenge to block the transfer. Some relatives even suggested Jota may have been influenced by outsiders in England, calling the charity clause “a cruel betrayal of family blood.”
Meanwhile, Liverpool fans who learned of the news reacted with overwhelming emotion online, praising Jota for leaving behind “a legacy that belongs to the people who loved him most.”
But the court documents have also sparked new controversy: questions are being asked about how the charity is structured, why it was never publicly declared, and whether Liverpool FC itself knew anything about their player’s secret will.
As lawyers on both sides prepare for what could become a historic courtroom showdown, one thing is certain: Jota’s hidden decision has changed the battle for his fortune forever.