Former Arsenal and Seville player, Jose Antonio Reyes has reportedly died in a traffic collision in Spain this morning.
Jose and his cousin Jonathan were both killed in the traffic collision.
The EFE agency in Spain reports that the accident took place in Seville at 11.40am local time when his car was involved in a collision with traffic and went off the road and caught fire.
Jose who died at age 35 was currently playing for Spanish Second Division Club, Extremadura UD after joining in January following a brief stint in China.
Confirming the tragic news, Sevilla tweeted on Saturday: "We could not offer worse news. Our beloved squad member José Antonio Reyes died in a traffic accident. Rest in peace."
Arsenal also took to Twitter to express their shock and sadness at the news: "Everyone at Arsenal is devastated by the shocking news that our former player Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic collision in Spain.
"Jose Antonio Reyes: 1983-2019. Rest in peace, Jose."
Reyes was the youngest player in Sevilla history to make his debut, making his first appearance for the club at just 16-years-old.
A move to Arsenal would come in the January of 2004 and he went on to win the league as part of the club's 'Invincible' season where they won the Premier League title undefeated.
Stops at Real Madrid on loan, where he won La Liga, and Atletico Madrid, where he won the Europa League twice, came before an emotional return to Sevilla in 2012.
May his soul and that of his cousin rest in peace.
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