Volkan Demirel

Hatayspor head coach, Volkan Demirel, has disclosed what late Black Stars player Christians Atsu told him when they had a conversation the night before the tragic earthquake in Turkey. According to Demirel, Atsu's last words to him were 'I want to keep playing'. Speaking to The Athletic, Demirel said prior to Atsu's last match as a footballer, he had been battling injuries for two months, but announced himself fit a few days before the game. "For two months he’d not played because of injury but in the week building up to the game he came to my office and said…