The disappearance of Wales football captain Aaron Ramsey’s dog in Mexico “will continue to haunt” his family, they have said.

The family’s dog, Halo, “got lost” at a ranch in the Guanajuato region last month and has been missing for four weeks despite appeals and a $20,000 (£15,000) reward.

In a statement released on Monday, the family said they are “trying to accept that she has most likely passed away”.

They added: “We don’t think we will ever know what happened. We won’t ‘move on’ from this as you would typically. This will continue to haunt us.”

The former Arsenal and Cardiff midfielder said the 10-year-old dog was last seen in San Miguel de Allende.

The beagle, who went missing on 9 October, was wearing a dog tracker collar and Ramsey shared a Google Maps location of where she was last seen.

The family added they did not know Halo was missing from the ranch until after a week and then spent three weeks trying to “find answers”.

The statement comes after reports Ramsey and his club Pumas UNAM had mutually terminated his contract after playing in six games.

The BBC has approached the Mexico City club to confirm the reports.

Ramsey joined the top-flight club earlier this year and made his debut in Liga MX in August.

The footballer first announced Halo had gone missing mid-October and has since posted several photos and videos of the beloved pet on Instagram.

The financial reward doubled from $10,000 after the Ramsey family continued their search.