José Antonio Reyes, the former Arsenal and Spain footballer, has died in a car accident at the age of 35, Sevilla have announced.
“We couldn’t be confirming worse news. Beloved Sevilla star José Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic collision. Rest in peace,” the Spanish club tweeted. No further details have been announced by the club.
Reyes was playing at Extremadura following a career that included eight years at Sevilla and spells at Atlético and Real Madrid. The winger was part of Arsenal’s 2003-04 squad that completed an unbeaten Premier League season and earned 21 international caps for Spain.
Everyone at Arsenal is devastated by the shocking news that our former player Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic collision in Spain.
Our thoughts are with all his family, friends and team-mates.
Jose, who was part of the Invincibles team, was a hugely popular figure at our club and will always hold a special place in our hearts.
He represented the club on 110 occasions, scoring 23 times and made memorable contributions to our 49-game unbeaten run.
Rest in peace, Jose.
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