Emiliano Sala case, continued. It was believed that the Cardiff club had exhausted all possible remedies, while FIFA ordered it to pay the €17 million owed to FC Nantes in connection with the transfer of the late Emiliano Sala, who died on January 21, 2019 in the crash of a small tourist plane. The Welsh team's appeals had been rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), at first instance and on appeal. This time, Cardiff, 21st (out of 24) in the Championship (2nd English division), applies to the Commercial Court of Nantes. And this to claim "the sum, to be perfected, of 100 million euros with interest at the legal rate, from the judgment, in respect of the loss of income suffered" according to a summons to appear consulted and relayed by the sports daily L'Equipe. Summons set for June 22.
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In essence, the club chaired by Malaysian Vincent Tan believes that the non-arrival of Sala has cost him his relegation from the Premier League to the Championship, blaming Nantes for the involvement of Willie McKay in the transfer, while it is the son of the latter, Mark, who had the mandate to sell the player across the Channel.
Relentlessness
Cardiff does not stop there and also claims a small ten million euros from the Canaries: the amount of the first draft of the transfer and interest (7.298 million euros) as well as two million under the... "moral prejudice"! All while not failing to add that "The CCFC reserves the right to change the amount of its request, in the event that it is condemned to pay the other two instalments provided for in the contract (6 and 5 M€ excluding interest)." Recall that the death of the 28-year-old Argentine striker is still the subject of a preliminary investigation. For the rest, the lawyers of the FCN denounce the "relentlessness" of Cardiff via L'Équipe, being however "very serene on the analysis that will make the Commercial Court". Regretting "the opening of a new absurd judicial front", they promise to "seek compensation for the damage that this abusive procedure causes him". The story is far from over...