Mystery surrounds fate of missing football star

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Former Premier League subordinate Christian Atsu remains missing, contempt reports he had been rescued pursuing the devastating earthquakes successful Turkey.

The 31-year-old plays for Hatayspor successful the Turkish league. The club's manager, Volkan Demirel told Reuters the hunt for Atsu is continuing.

"There is nary accusation connected his whereabouts yet; we don't cognize wherever helium is," Demirel said. "It's not the lawsuit that helium was pulled retired oregon taken anyplace else."

Atsu's agent, Nana Sechere, confirmed that reports from Hatayspor that the Ghanaian had been recovered were premature.

"Following yesterday's update from the nine that Christian had been pulled retired alive, we are yet to corroborate Christian's whereabouts," helium tweeted.

"As you tin imagine, this continues to beryllium a devastating clip for his household and we are doing everything we tin to find Christian.

"Official updates volition beryllium provided arsenic much accusation comes to light. Please respect the families (sic) privateness during this harrowing time, and refrain from spreading unsubstantiated quality arsenic this volition lone hamper the hunt efforts for Christian."

Hatayspor manager Volkan Demirel told Turkish website Spor Arena determination was nary connection connected either Atsu oregon the club's sporting manager Taner Savut, who was besides reported missing.

"If they were successful hospital, don't you deliberation I would stock this?," helium said, per the BBC.

"Please don't beryllium definite that helium survived. This should not beryllium written arsenic helium survived," helium said.

More than 12,000 radical person died pursuing the earthquakes.

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