Many footballers and his former clubs offered their condolences to Reyes' family, and a moment of silence was observed at the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final, played in Madrid later that day. His funeral took place on 3 June in his hometown of Utrera, and his last team Extremadura retired his shirt number shortly after; in February 2020 this number was erroneously given to Chinese new signing Gao Leilei, with the error being later rectified.