Cardiff and Nantes have agreed to extend the deadline on the first instalment of the £15million transfer fee for Emiliano Sala until February 27. Cardiff and Nantes have agreed to extend the deadline on the first instalment of the £15million transfer fee for Emiliano Sala until February 27. The 28-year-old body’s was recovered from the crash site and his funeral – attended by both Cardiff and Nantes officials – took place in his native Argentina last Saturday. On the other side, Nantes are equally understandably eager to find a replacement for Sala, their leading scorer for the last three seasons. Its chairman is former Football Association chairman and FIFA vice-president Geoff Thompson.

Source: Irish Independent February 20, 2019 16:52 UTC