Sol Bamba's Heartbroken Wife, Chloe, has paid tribute to her late husband after his sudden death on Saturday

The centre-back, who previously overcame cancer in 2021, died at the age of 39.

He then passed away hours later, with reports in Turkey saying he 'fell ill before the match with Manisa FK due to a relapse of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma'.

His wife, Chloe, has said her 'heart is breaking' after his sudden death.

She paid tribute to her husband and said it had been a 'gift' to be loved by him, while also saying it was an 'honour' to be his wife.

Writing on Instagram, she said: “For the last few years I have watched Sol fight his cancer head on with an astounding mental and physical strength and stoicism.

"Unfortunately, it was never a fair fight and just when things were looking up he took a downturn and finally succumbed on 31st August.