Cardiff City say they are not liable for any of the full fee because Emiliano Sala was not officially their player when he died
Cardiff City have said they will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after FIFA told them they must pay the transfer fee they agreed for Emiliano Sala.
The Argentinian striker died in a plane crash in January, two days after signing for the then-Premier League club, but before he had made his debut. On Monday, world football's governing body FIFA ordered the Welsh club, now playing in the Championship, to pay French club Nantes the €17 million fee they agreed for the player, starting with the overdue first instalment of €6m .Cardiff have so far refused to make any payment after the light aircraft crashed into the Channel near Guernsey, killingThe Bluebirds said they were not liable for any of the full fee because Sala was not officially their player when he died.
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