Atalanta confirmed that highly-rated youngster Willy Ta Bi passed away following a long battle with cancer on Tuesday.
After the Serie A side took to social media to confirm the tragic news after he died of a tumour that had attacked the liver, Manchester United wonderkid Amad Diallo also paid tribute to his former Atalanta youth team-mate.
Atalanta wrote of their 21-year-old: 'We share with deep emotion the pain of family members for the untimely death of Willy Braciano Ta Bi.
'Italian Spring Champion in 2019, he saw his dream come to an end too soon.