JOSE ANTONIO REYES’ dad has revealed how he and his wife are struggling to cope with their sons’ tragic death aged 35. The Arsenal great lost his life in a car accident in his homeland in June – leaving the football world in mourning. And Francisco Reyes admitted life has been a struggle for the […]
JOSE ANTONIO REYES’ dad has revealed how he and his wife are struggling to cope with their sons’ tragic death aged 35.
The Arsenal great lost his life in a car accident in his homeland in June – leaving the football world in mourning.
And Francisco Reyes admitted life has been a struggle for the striker’s parents on Spanish show Viva la Vida [Live Life]
He said: “When we are alone all we do is cry. We do not even speak because if we say something to each other, it is about something that makes us cry.”
Reyes Sr described his late son as “the greatest in the world. Not as an athlete, but as a person” before opening up on his wife Maria’s grief.
He added: “His mother does not even go to the doorstep.
“We knew it would be hard, but not this hard. My wife goes from bed to the sofa and from the sofa to bed.
“We would like to know where to get our strength from. We cannot say things to each other because if we say or do or see something we think about how he used to say and do things.
“How do we think we are going to move forward? That is what we would like to know. The problem is our lives do not make sense anymore.”
Reyes was killed alongside his cousin as the Mercedes they were travelling in came off the road and burst into flames near his hometown.
The Spanish international,who was part of the Gunners’ Invincibles side that went unbeaten in the 2003-04 Premier League season, died near Seville.
His 23-year-old cousin Jonathan Reyes also passed away, while another cousin Juan Manuel Calderon, suffered 60 per cent burns and was taken to hospital.
The latter has since been discharged, with new reports suggesting a faulty tyre may have been to blame for the fatal accident.
