Cardiff and Nantes have come to an agreement over delaying the first instalment of Emiliano Sala's transfer feeCardiff and Nantes have agreed to extend the deadline on the first instalment of the £15m transfer fee for Emiliano Sala until February 27. The Bluebirds had been asked to make the first payment of €6m (£5.27m) to Nantes on February 20, but the clubs have agreed a delay of one week. The 28-year-old's body was recovered from the crash site after a lengthy search and his funeral - attended by both Cardiff and Nantes officials - took place in his native Argentina last Saturday. Cardiff have made it clear they want to wait until the investigation into the crash is complete. 1:12 Nantes paid tribute to Emiliano Sala ahead of their first home game since the striker's body was formally identified Nantes paid tribute to Emiliano Sala ahead of their first home game since the striker's body was formally identifiedThe situation is further complicated by Nantes owing Bordeaux 50 per cent of the fee because of a sell-on clause agreed when they bought Sala in 2015.

Source: Sky sports February 20, 2019 19:07 UTC