What happened to Christian Atsu? Ex-Chelsea star goes missing after Turkey earthquakes

Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu reportedly went missing after earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday. 31-year-old former Chelsea and Newcastle was said to be missing after his teammate and club staff were pulled out from rubble. Multiple reports on Monday evening claimed that Hatayspor player was found alive, but reports remain unconfirmed by Hatayspor.

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook Syria and Turkey in early hours of February 6, with several more following throughout day. earthquake majorly impacted sourn part of Turkey and rrn part of Syria and has reportedly claimed near to 4000 lives so far. As reported by Goal, Turkish journalist Yagiz Sabucuoglu claimed that Hatayspor vice-President Mustafa Ozar s=gas said that club is still trying to reach Atsu.

"We're praying for you, Christian Atsu"

As events unfolded on Monday, tributes for 31-year-old overflowed on Twitter. It is pertinent to mention that Atsu has h a successful career in club football in Premier League with Chelsea, Everton and Newcastle. midfielder has also h table spells in Spain, Portugal, Nerlands and more. 

As per Goal, Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Lutfu Savas, horary president of Hatyspor confirmed development. “ search and rescue efforts for Atsu are unfortunately continuing,” he said. Here’s how clubs reacted to worrying development. 

Chelsea and Newcastle took to ir official Twitter handle expressing concern about Atsu’s whereabouts. “ thoughts of everyone at Chelsea Football Club are with those affected by earthquake in Turkey and Syria. We're praying for you, Christian Atsu,” Chelsea said. At same time, Newcastle shared a picture of Atsu and said, “Praying for some positive news, @ChristianAtsu20”.

Several thousand people were left homeless in Turkey and Syria due to earthquakes on Monday. earthquake h brutal effects in Turkish city of Gaziantep, which is 33 kilometers away from epicenter. As reported by Associated Press, over 4000 people have been killed across a wide region due to earthquake,