Former Chelsea and Newcastle winger Christian Atsu has been found alive after he was trapped in rubble following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake which occurred in Turkey.
Christian Atsu has been found alive following reports that he was ‘trapped’ after an earthquake in Turkey.
The 31-year-old, who played for both Chelsea and Newcastle during his time in the Premier League, was caught up in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake which occurred on Monday.
Portuguese outlet A Bola have reported that Atsu has now been rescued from the rubble and has been transported to the hospital after suffering injuries to his right foot and breathing difficulties.
Christian Atsu was removed from the wreckage with injuries,” Özat told the Turkish radio channel Radyo Gol.
“Unfortunately, our sporting director Taner Savut is still under the rubble.”
“Hatay was deeply affected. We are coming towards the end of the most dangerous hours”, Mustafa Özat, vice president of Hatayspor confirmed.
Hatayspor, Atsu’s current club, is located in the Turkish city of Hatay, which is believed to be one of the areas worst affected by the incident. As well as Atsu, it has been reported that the club’s sporting director Taner Savut and an interpreter were also trapped following the earthquake.
Other footballers, including Onur Ergun and Burak Oksuz, were rescued following the incident. Two other teammates of Atsu, Ruben Ribeiro and Ze Luis, are also safe, while Kerim Alici managed to free himself from the rubble.
Atsu, who joined Chelsea as a youngster back in 2013 after leaving Porto, also had spells with a number of other top-flight clubs including Everton and Bournemouth before moving to St James’ Park.
Source: Mirror Uk
