More than four and a half years after the accidental death of Emiliano Sala in a plane crash, the Cardiff club was ordered to pay the full transfer to FC Nantes.
This is probably the epilogue of a sad affair, FIFA decided this Friday to order the Cardiff club to pay 11 million euros to FC Nantes to settle the transfer of Emiliano Sala. In the 2018 winter transfer window, the Canaries had pushed for the Argentine striker to join the Welsh club then in the Premier League. It was while joining his new team that the player had been the victim of a plane crash, a case that earned a lawsuit in England. On the side of Cardiff, we refused to pay the full price of the transfer, contesting the total agreement with the club of Waldemar Kita. Since this tragedy, the two clubs clashed, but this Friday the International Football Federation (FIFA) whistled the end of the match. The body has indeed confirmed that the transfer had been signed two days before the plane crash, and that the Welsh team therefore had to pay the 11ME expected during the operation.
FC Nantes will receive 11 million euros
Club Statement | 06/30/23
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) June 30, 2023
The lawyers of FC Nantes have confirmed to L’Equipe this decision by FIFA. ” “The club is thus confirmed in its rights. He hopes that after four years of procedure, Cardiff City will finally respect its financial commitments and stop its procedural harassment. FC Nantes is eager to definitively close the legal aspect of this tragic accident, “say Masters Jerome Marsaudon and Louis-Marie Absil. In a press release, the Cardiff club was surprised that FIFA decided this Friday to agree with FC Nantes when Franck Kita was placed in police custody this week and that elements of this file directly concerned the transfer of ‘Emiliano Sala in Cardiff.
