Former Chelsea skipper John Terry has reacted to Christian Atsu's death on social media.
John Terry who played with Christian Atsu during their time at Chelsea FC tweeted: "RIP my friend"
The 31-year-old had been reported to have been trapped under the rubble in the aftermath of the earthquakes 12 days ago in Syria and Turkey, where the Ghanaian played club football for Hatayspor.
Inaccurate reports had earlier indicated that Atsu had been pulled from the rubble, injured but still alive, and taken to a hospital for treatment.
In his final game, the night before the quakes struck, Atsu scored a wonderful last-minute winner from a free-kick for Hatayspor.
Before making the move to Turkey, Atsu had been at Porto, Rio Ave, Chelsea, Vitesse, Bournemouth, Everton, Newcastle, Malaga, Al-Raed among others.