FORMER Chelsea and Newcastle winger Christian Atsu is reportedly trapped under rubble after the tragic earthquake in Turkey.
Turkish publication Star claims a search-and-rescue operation is underway to find the Ghana star after he was caught up in the 7.8 magnitude quake on Monday.
Ex-Blue Atsu, 31, joined Super Lig club Hatayspor from Saudi side Al-Raed last summer.
And several members of his new team had to be rescued by specialists at their homes after the earthquake struck at 4am local time.
But it’s claimed that former Toon ace Atsu and Hatayspor’s sporting director Taner Savut remain missing under rubble at their respective homes.
The earthquake hit hard in Kahramanmaras, where Hatayspor are based
