A first installment in a conflict that has lasted four years.
According to the BBC, Cardiff City (20th in the Championship) transferred eight million euros to FC Nantes for the transfer of Emiliano Sala in 2019 and now hopes that Fifa will lift the transfer embargo imposed by the body. international.
The Welsh club playing in the English 2nd division has also made a request to the EFL, the body which manages its championship, in order to be able to recruit in January.
Four years ago, during the winter transfer window, the Argentinian striker, then 28 years old, was transferred from FC Nantes to Cardiff against compensation of 17 million euros.
But the former Bordeaux player tragically died in the crash of the plane transporting him to Wales on January 21, 2019. The plane crashed in the English Channel and Sala's body was found on February 7 aboard the carcass lying at the bottom of the water.
The death of the player then led to a dispute between Nantes and Cardiff because the Welsh club refused to pay the transfer fee for a player who had not yet worn their color.
Last December, Cardiff City were finally sanctioned with a recruitment ban for three transfer windows by Fifa after losing on appeal.
The leaders then seized the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
The Bluebirds, their nickname, felt they didn't have to foot the bill since Sala wasn't officially theirs yet.