Former Arsenal forward Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a car crash, aged 35.
His former club Sevilla confirmed the tragedy on their official Twitter account. A post read: "We couldn't be confirming worse news. Beloved Sevilla star José Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic collision. Rest in peace."
Reyes, who was part of Arsenal's Invincibles that went unbeaten on their way to winning the Premier League in 2003/04, was playing with Extremadura in the second tier of Spanish football prior to the tragic accident this morning.
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The youngest player ever to play for Sevilla aged 16, Reyes went on to play for both Madrid clubs and Benfica before sealing a dream return to the Andalusian outfit in 2012.
He then played a season with Espanyol as well as turning out for Cordoba, Chinese side Xinjiang and most recently Extremadura, where he had signed a five-month contract in January.
In addition to the Premier League, Reyes won the FA Cup with Arsenal and won La Liga while on loan at Real Madrid in 2006/07.
Reyes later won the Europa League twice at Atletico Madrid and three times in a row with Sevilla. He was capped 21 times by Spain, scoring four times.
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Our condolences go out to his loved ones at this tough time.
More to follow.
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