Benitez added: "It's really sad because he was a nice, nice, special person. I don't talk about if he's a good player or not, he was a nice lad and a good player, but especially a really nice person. "I worked with him for a season and he was just an incredible, likeable guy, a really, really good person, really good team-mate and an outstanding player. In a message posted to Twitter, Newcastle said: "We are profoundly saddened to learn that Christian Atsu has tragically lost his life in Turkey's devastating earthquakes. The Blues tweeted: "Everyone at Chelsea Football Club is devastated to learn of the tragic passing of our former player, Christian Atsu.
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