The Ghanaian player’s agent Christian Atsu announced on Saturday that his body was found under the building he lived in in southern Turkey following a devastating earthquake last week, the player’s agent Murat Uzun Mehmet told reporters. in Hatay, where the body of the Chelsea winger was found. Previous «Atsu’s body was found under the rubble.
Reuters quoted the director of Hatayspor as saying that Atsu refused to leave Turkey hours before the devastating earthquake that recently hit the region after he scored the winning goal for his rival team in the Turkish Football League.
The Ghanaian winger, 31, moved last September from Saudi side Al Raed to Hatayspor, where Taner Safwat is the sporting director.
Atsu spent 5 seasons at Newcastle from 2016 to 2021 before moving to Saudi club Al Raed.
On Sunday, a few hours before the earthquake, Atsu scored the winning goal for his team in the seventh minute of stoppage time from a free kick against Kasimpasa (1-0) in the Turkish league.
He also played his last international match in September 2019, noting that he participated in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil but missed out on the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar.
