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Former Newcastle and Chelsea star Christian Atsu has finally been rescued from a destroyed building following an earthquake in Turkey.
Atsu, who reportedly went missing along with Hatayspor sporting director Taner Savut, is injured but is now outside the building, Vice President Mustafa Özat confirmed.
Speaking to Radyo Gol, Ozat said: ‘Christian Atsu was taken out with injuries. Our sports director, Taner Savut, is unfortunately still under the rubble.’
He added: ‘Hatay was deeply affected. We are reaching the end of the most dangerous hours.
On Tuesday morning, Atsu’s teammate Kerim Alici, a close friend, confirmed on Turkish television that the player had been rescued alive.
Christian Atsu, pictured here playing for Chelsea in 2016, has reportedly been rescued from under the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey following a devastating earthquake.
Thousands of people are known to have died after two massive earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks sent buildings collapsing in Turkey on Monday.
More than 4,100 people have died and thousands more have been injured after the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria overnight, leveling neighborhoods while families slept.
turkish newspaper hurry up He has detailed that there is an anxious wait to rescue Savut, the sports director.
Burak Öksüz, Kerem Alici and Onur Ergün, as well as team officials Ekrem Ekşioğlu and Osman Ateş, were reportedly rescued from the rubble on the first day.
Atsu was part of the Newcastle team that won promotion to the Premier League in 2017 after joining Chelsea on a season loan, later completing a permanent move.
A post on Newcastle’s official Twitter account read: “Praying for positive news, @ChristianAtsu20.”
Atsu was in action for Hatayspor on Sunday, scoring a goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time in a 1-0 win over Kasimpasa.
In a message after the game, he wrote: ‘Important victory for the team. Happy to be on the record.
Newcastle had posted a message on social media in which they were ‘praying for good news’
Atsu’s most recent Twitter post followed his club’s 1-0 victory on Sunday in which the 31-year-old scored the game-winner in the seventh minute of stoppage time.
A search and rescue mission is underway to find the people who are trapped under the rubble.
The earthquake hit hard in Kahramanmaras, where Hatayspor is based.
Hatayspor player Onur Ergun posted an Instagram story in response to earlier reports that he was missing to say were incorrect.
“Thank you very much to everyone who called and asked,” said the midfielder. ‘The news is not true. I’m fine.
‘I can’t answer the phone because there is a network problem. Get well soon for all of us.
Former Turkey international and Hatayspor manager Volkan Demirel broke down in tears on social media as he implored the world to help his homeland after Sunday’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
Demirel, who made 63 caps for Turkey during his international career, took to Instagram in a live video on Monday morning to plead for support.
Tremors from the deadly earthquake were felt in Egypt, Lebanon and the island of Cyprus, and authorities in Italy briefly issued a tsunami warning along the country’s coast.
‘Aid! I want you to send all the resources you have to the environmentalist. It’s not just about Hatay and Antakya,’ Demirel pleaded.
‘Please, I ask you. Please, for God’s sake, people are dying here. For the love of God…’
Despite beginning the video in a relatively serene manner, Demirel was soon in tears as she pleaded for help, appropriately capturing the pain and anguish her nation is experiencing in the aftermath of the earthquake.
The Hatayspor coach’s wife, Demirel, shared a tearful message after a massive aftershock with a magnitude of 7.5 struck southern Turkey hours after the original quake.
‘Hatay is very bad’, Zeynep Sever Demirel he said in a video shared on social media.