City boss Pep Guardiola has lost his mum after she was recently tested positive for coronavirus.
Dolors was married to Pep’s father, Valenti, and was also mother to the Man City boss’s two older sisters and younger brother Pere, a football agent.
She saw Guardiola enjoy a hugely successful playing career, mostly with Barcelona, where he won six Spanish titles and the European Cup.
In a statement on Twitter, the club said:
“The Manchester City family are devastated to report the death today of Pep’s mother Dolors Sala Carrió in Manresa, Barcelona after contracting coronavirus. She was 82 years old.”
“Everyone associated with the club sends their most heartfelt sympathy at this most distressing time to Pep, his family and all their friends.”
