Jose Antonio Reyes dead: Former Spain and Arsenal star killed in car crash

The La Liga giants posted a brief statement announcing the sad news on Twitter on Saturday.

“We couldn’t be confirming worse news,” it read.

“Beloved Sevilla star Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic collision. Rest in peace.”

Reyes was 35 at the time of his death and most recently played for Spanish side Extremadura.

Reyes began his career at Sevilla having come through the Andalusian giants’ youth setup.

He moved to the Premier League with Arsenal in 2004, as Arsene Wenger forked out £17m.

Reyes’ first season at Highbury ended in title glory as ‘The Invincibles’ went through the entire campaign unbeaten.

Reyes won the Community Shield with Arsenal in 2004, claiming the FA Cup the following May.

Reyes spent another two years on Arsenal’s books, helping the Gunners reach the 2006 Champions League final, before spending the final 12 months of that stint on loan at Real Madrid.

Reyes then returned to Spain on a permanent basis, joining Atletico Madrid, who loaned him to Benfica for the 2008/9 campaign.

Sevilla re-signed Reyes in 2012 and he went on to play for Espanyol, Cordoba, Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard and Extremadura.

Reyes was capped 21 times by Spain, netting four goals for his country, with whom he won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2002.

source: express.co.uk