Jimmy Davis, a teenage player for Manchester United, tragically died in a vehicle accident while traveling to Watford to play for the Watford team.
The 21-year-old winger left the Premiership winners for the Division One team on a season-long contract.
On Saturday morning, he was on his way to Vicarage Road to take part in the season’s first matchup against Coventry City.
The teenage Old Trafford prodigy was later identified by authorities after he was involved in an automobile collision on the M40 motorway.
In order to give his family time to process the news of Davis’s untimely demise, Watford quickly canceled their matchup with The Sky Blues.
Insiders at Old Trafford held high regard for Davis, and it was anticipated that his time at Watford would provide him with the necessary experience to have a significant impact at United.
He was a young player full of promise, so the news is sure to come as a shock to everyone at Watford and Manchester United.
The news of the death of one of his young talents shocked Sir Alex Ferguson.
“You could not meet a nicer and more bubbly character than Jimmy Davis,” Ferguson stated.
Because of his great potential, we sent him to Watford for the current campaign. He showed a lot of promise at 21. We are all quite depressed. The news is awful.
“Everyone at Manchester United is devastated to hear about Jimmy’s tragic death,” the club said in a statement.
“We extend our deepest sympathies to his numerous friends and family. We shall mournfully miss him.”