Cardiff City have been ordered to make the last two payments to Nantes for Emiliano Sala's transfer by FIFA
Cardiff City have been ordered to make the last two payments to Nantes for Emiliano Sala's transfer by FIFA.
The Argentinian forward died when the light aircraft he was travelling in from France crashed into the English Channel in January 2019, two days after Cardiff announced they had signed the 28-year-old. Nantes claim for the first €6m of the £15m transfer fee was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport last August, and Cardiff announced on Friday they had now been ordered by FIFA to pay the last two instalments of the fee as well.
The Welsh club have paid the first instalment and it is understood they intend - albeit reluctantly - to pay the remaining two.They maintain Nantes must be held accountable for the accident which led to the striker's death, saying the flight was organised by Nantes' agent. The Championship side's statement said Nantes chief executive Franck Kita had been placed in police custody alongside agent Bakari Sanogo.
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