Law’s family confirmed the news to Manchester United earlier this evening.
The Manchester United X account posted: “Manchester United is saddened to bring you the following statement from the family of Denis Law,” alongside a picture of their former player.
Manchester United is saddened to bring you the following statement from the family of Denis Law.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 17, 2025
Law spent 11 years at Manchester United, where he scored 237 goals in 404 appearances.
His goals tally places him third in the club’s history, behind Wayne Rooney and Bobby Charlton.
He was nicknamed The King and The Lawman by supporters, and Denis the Menace by opposing supporters.
In 2023 Law became the last remaining member of the “United Trinity” following the death of Sir Bobby Charlton.
The United Trinity or the Holy Trinity refers to the Manchester United trio of George Best, Denis Law and Sir Bobby Charlton, who helped United become the first-ever English club team to win the European Cup in 1968.
In 2021, Law confirmed he was battling dementia.
“I am at the point where I feel I want to be open about my condition,” Law said in a previous statement.
“I have been diagnosed with ‘mixed dementia’, which is more than one type of dementia, in my case this being Alzheimer’s and Vascular dementia.
“This has been an extremely difficult year for everyone and the long periods of isolation have certainly not helped.
“It is an incredibly challenging and problematic disease and I have witnessed many friends go through this.
“You hope that it won’t happen to you, even make jokes about it whilst ignoring the early signs because you don’t want it to be true.”
He added: “I know the road ahead will be hard, demanding, painful and ever changing and so ask for understanding and patience as this will not be an easy journey especially for the people who love you the most.”