<p>The body of former Ghana international Christian Atsu has been found after a huge earthquake in Turkey, local media reported Saturday, quoting his manager.</p>.<p>Atsu, 31, was caught up in a 7.8-magnitude quake that rocked Turkey and Syria on February 6, killing more than 43,000 people in both countries.</p>.<p>There were initial reports he had been rescued a day after the quake, but these turned out to be false.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/turkey-quake-fuels-conspiracy-posts-on-us-antenna-station-1192565.html" target="_blank">Turkey quake fuels conspiracy posts on US antenna station</a></strong></p>.<p>His manager in Turkey, Murat Uzunmehmet, told DHA news agency on Saturday that his body had been found under the rubble in the Turkish southern province of Hatay.</p>.<p>"We have reached his lifeless body. His belongings are still being removed. His phone was also found," Uzunmehmet told DHA.</p>.<p>Midfielder Atsu spent four seasons at Chelsea before a permanent transfer to Newcastle in 2017. He signed in September for Turkish Super Lig side Hatayspor.</p>.<p>Search and rescue workers found Atsu's body where he was staying at Ronesans Residence, a block of high-rise luxury flats that toppled over in Antakya city in Hatay.</p>.<p>Turkish police arrested the building's contractor at Istanbul airport last week as he appeared to be heading to Montenegro, according to state news agency Anadolu.</p>
<p>The body of former Ghana international Christian Atsu has been found after a huge earthquake in Turkey, local media reported Saturday, quoting his manager.</p>.<p>Atsu, 31, was caught up in a 7.8-magnitude quake that rocked Turkey and Syria on February 6, killing more than 43,000 people in both countries.</p>.<p>There were initial reports he had been rescued a day after the quake, but these turned out to be false.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/turkey-quake-fuels-conspiracy-posts-on-us-antenna-station-1192565.html" target="_blank">Turkey quake fuels conspiracy posts on US antenna station</a></strong></p>.<p>His manager in Turkey, Murat Uzunmehmet, told DHA news agency on Saturday that his body had been found under the rubble in the Turkish southern province of Hatay.</p>.<p>"We have reached his lifeless body. His belongings are still being removed. His phone was also found," Uzunmehmet told DHA.</p>.<p>Midfielder Atsu spent four seasons at Chelsea before a permanent transfer to Newcastle in 2017. He signed in September for Turkish Super Lig side Hatayspor.</p>.<p>Search and rescue workers found Atsu's body where he was staying at Ronesans Residence, a block of high-rise luxury flats that toppled over in Antakya city in Hatay.</p>.<p>Turkish police arrested the building's contractor at Istanbul airport last week as he appeared to be heading to Montenegro, according to state news agency Anadolu.</p>