Manchester United star, Juan Mata is mourning the death of his mother following battle with severe illness.
The Red Devils on Monday, March 29 announced the demise of Mata’s mother in a tweet.
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It read, “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Juan Mata’s mother, Marta Garcia. Thinking of you and your family, Juan.”
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Juan Mata's mother, Marta Garcia.
Thinking of you and your family, Juan ❤️ pic.twitter.com/dvJnXiwQBw
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 29, 2021
Hours after the sad news was announced, his teammates and former teammate, Ander Herrera sent their condolences as they shared a photo him to comfort him.
Fernandes said: “Friend, a very strong hug for you and your family.”
Goalkeeper De Gea captioned his post with a love heart and ex-United midfielder Herrera wrote ‘siempre’ meaning ‘forever’.
Marta had two children – the United midfielder and his sister Paula.
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The Spain international, 32, is said to have had an incredibly close relationship with her.
So much so that they would call on his way to the stadium before every match and she would regularly text him during the game for him to see her message after full-time.
Source: Ghanaarticles.com