Amount corres­ponds to first instal­ment of the €17m Cardif­f had agreed to pay Nantes before Sala died in plane crashLONDON: Cardiff said on Wednesday they would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA’s decision to make them pay Nantes the first instalment of the transfer fee for Emiliano Sala. The world governing body this week ordered Cardiff to pay French club Nantes an initial six million euros ($6.5 million) in their dispute over the payment of the transfer fee for Sala. The amount corresponds to the first instalment of the €17 million fee Cardiff had agreed to pay Nantes before the Argentine, 28, died in a plane crash in January while travelling to join his new club. The light aircraft Sala was travelling on came down in the English Channel during a night-time flight. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Cardiff were relegated from the Premier League after just one season back in the top flight.

Source: The Express Tribune October 02, 2019 13:52 UTC