Ghanaian-based Turkey defender Musah Mohammed has confirmed Christian Atsu has gone missing after an earthquake in Turkey.
The Bodrum Belediyesi Bodrumspor defender said all attempts to reach the Black Stars midfielder have proven futile.
“The incident happened at midnight in Christian Atsu’s area and all his phones are off. I’m very sad for Christian Atsu. We’ve been calling his phone but it is switched off,” he told King Kaninja on Sports Punch on Original TV.
Musah Mohammed called on Ghanaians to intercede for the former Chelsea and Newcastle United player.
“Ghanaians should pray hard for us to find our brother Christian Atsu,” he pleaded, “We Ghanaians in Turkey are very sad.”
Christian Atsu is amongst those trapped under rubble in Turkey after a huge earthquake.
A search and rescue operation is underway after Atsu, who formerly played for Chelsea and Newcastle United, was caught up in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The 65-cap Ghana international joined Super Lig club Hataysport last summer.
Several members of his new team had to be rescued after the earthquake and Atsu is now reported to be amongst those still missing as a search and rescue operation gets underway. The club’s sporting director, Taner Savut, is also trapped as efforts to free them continue.
Atsu joined Chelsea as a youngster in 2013 from Porto before being sent on a number of loan spells. He spent time at Everton and Bournemouth before making a permanent switch to Newcastle United in 2017 having never played a Premier League game for Chelsea.
