MANCHESTER UNITED starlet Amad Diallo paid a touching tribute to his mother after she passed away. Former Rangers loanee Diallo, 22, shared the sad news with his followers on his Snapchat account. 2 Amad Diallo's mother has passed away Credit: Getty 2 He shared the news on social media Credit: SNAPCHAT The Man Utd winger shared a picture of himself as a child in his mother's arms.
He captioned the snap: "Rest in peace Mum, may Allah forgive you." The Ivorian ace played for Gers for six months in 2022 and has received plenty of support from fans on social media who have reacted to the news. One posted: "My thoughts and prayers are with Amad Diallo.
" READ MORE ON FOOTBALL GARETH RETURNS Southgate lands shock new job in football after quitting as England boss TV GLEE BBC beat ITV and C4 to rights for major sporting event as fans hail 'best news' A second commented: "May her soul rest in peace." Another wrote: "We are all with you Amad Diallo. Stay strong king.
" A fourth said: "We are all behind you Diallo." Diallo left the Ivory Coast, aged just 10 as he and his brother and moved to Italy. Most read in Football WELCOME MATT O'Riley on brink of record Celtic exit with star unlikely to play vs St Mirren 'IT'S MORE SCOTLAND' Philippe Clement hints at real reason Cantwell wants to quit Rangers BLUE PRINT Prem side unveil stunning flythrough video of new £95m stadium with roof terrace TRANSFER TALK Rodgers breaks silence on Kyogo's future and provides Matt O'Riley update They settled in Parma, where a young Amad would star for youth club Boca Barco.
However, in 2020, Diallo and his brother were at the centre of a child trafficking investigation, having allegedly been smuggled into Italy. Man Utd fans tell Erik ten Hag 'start him every game' after watch video of fringe star in pre-season training A year later the pair took a plea bargain with authorities and paid a fine of £42,000. Diallo has previously opened up on how proud his mum was of his flourishing career.
He revealed that she was in tears after he made his debut for the Red Devils against Real Sociedad in 2021. He told the club website: "It was all so hard to believe. "After I made my United debut against Real Sociedad, I called my mum after the game and she was in tears, saying that she couldn’t believe it.
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Subscribe now and don't miss a thing. “Mum was really proud of me. She was always confident that I would make it to the top, but she always told me to stay humble, to work hard and never give up.
"So, when she saw me play those eight minutes or so, it was everything to her. We couldn’t believe it." Diallo started United's first game of the Premier League season against Fulham at Old Trafford.
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