{"id":23743,"date":"2023-03-02T14:21:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T14:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/02\/revealed-christian-atsu-was-battling-divorce-with-his-german-wife-before-his-death\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T14:21:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T14:21:51","slug":"revealed-christian-atsu-was-battling-divorce-with-his-german-wife-before-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/02\/revealed-christian-atsu-was-battling-divorce-with-his-german-wife-before-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"REVEALED: Christian Atsu was battling divorce with his German wife before his death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"346\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-02-at-1.23.43-PM.png\"   alt=\"Christian Atsu was battling divorce with his German wife before his death\" title=\"Christian Atsu was battling divorce with his German wife before his death\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christian Atsu was battling divorce with his German wife before his death <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Ghanasoccer.net reports that before his untimely demise, footballer Christian Atsu Twasam was struggling with a divorce.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>After a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey last week, killing over 40,000 people and injuring thousands more, Christian Atsu tragically lost his life there.<\/p>\n<p>Reports from Ghannasoccer state that Atsu had been separated from his wife for some time before the tragic events of the Turkey earthquake claimed his life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:\u00a0<\/strong>Video: Christian Atsu was at the car park when the earthquake happened \u2013 Crime Check<\/p>\n<p>There are rumors that Christian Atsu did not back or even know about his wife\u2019s 2021 book, \u201cStop Bullying Me,\u201d despite the fact that it became an Amazon bestseller.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Atsu\u2019s 12-year marriage to his German wife, Marie-Clarie, began to suffer as his deal with Newcastle neared its end.<\/p>\n<p>Atsu\u2019s marriage started to fall apart after his mother-in-law moved in with them in the UK in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>As a consequence of his wife\u2019s increased attention to her mother, Atsu began to feel isolated in the home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> Christian Atsu wasn\u2019t supposed to die, there\u2019s more to his death \u00a0\u2013 Majid Michel<\/p>\n<p>A source told GHANAsoccernet.com that \u201chis mother-in-law has taken control of everything in the house,\u201d making it difficult for him to play with his children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAtsu was enraged to the core at this. So, in order for them to continue living their private lives, he instructed the wife to politely request that her mother relocates to Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis wife objected to the idea because she believed the player didn\u2019t want her mother to live with them, which is how their marital issues began\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAtsu was fervently looking for a new club at that time because he only had two months left on his contract with Newcastle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Christian Atsu was at the car park when the earthquake happened \u2013 Crime Check<\/p>\n<p>The source also added: \u201dAt this point, a well-known Ghanaian football agent managed to get him a club in Turkey, but the player was not interested in working there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAtsu then moved to Saudi Arabia and signed for Al Raed after failing to find a club in Europe. Due to a long-standing disagreement [with the wife] before he left for Saudi Arabia, the wife then used his absence to push for a divorce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe took the decision to return to Ghana due to injuries and a dip in form in Saudi Arabia. He considered hanging up his boots but before that, he had plans to play for his boyhood team, Hearts of Oak, even if only for a season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe decided to change his career plans at that point and also needed money to fund a ton of unfinished projects in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong>\u00a0BREAKING: Christian Atsu was found dead with his passport by his side \u2013 Agent Murat Uzun<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe then made the decision to put off his plans to don the Rainbow jersey in order to sign a lucrative new deal with another European team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHatayaspor was his only choice and so decided to relocate to Turkey. Remember that before moving to Saudi Arabia, he turned down a rich offer from an unknown Turkish club because he wanted to spend his final years with Hearts of Oak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the divorce proceeding hadn\u2019t begun, Atsu would have returned to Ghana and be playing in the Ghana Premier League.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Atsu was battling divorce with his German wife before his death Ghanasoccer.net reports that before his untimely demise, footballer Christian Atsu Twasam was struggling with a divorce. After a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey last week, killing over 40,000 people and injuring thousands more, Christian Atsu tragically lost his life there. 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