Anklagar klubben för Salas dödskrasch
Premier League-laget Cardiff stämmer franska klubben Nantes efter flygolyckan där den argentinske fotbollsspelaren Emiliano Sala omkom, rapporterar franska L’Equipe.
Det var i januari förra året som Sala satte sig på ett privatchartrat plan från Frankrike till Wales för att ansluta till sin nya klubb.
Men planet störtade och både Sala och piloten dog.
Nu hävdar Cardiff att Salas tidigare klubb, samt hans agent Willie McKay, bär ansvar för dödsolyckan, bland annat för att man använt sig av mellanhänder utan agentlicens för att kunna ordna med flygningen.
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Emiliano Sala
Wikipedia (en)
Emiliano Raúl Sala Taffarel (Spanish pronunciation: [emiˈljano ˈsala]; 31 October 1990 – 21 January 2019; confirmed dead 7 February 2019) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a forward.
After playing youth football in Argentina and following a short spell in Portugal's regional leagues, Sala began his professional career in France with Bordeaux, making his professional debut in February 2012. After struggling to break into the first team, he was loaned out to Championnat National side Orléans and Ligue 2 side Niort in consecutive seasons. He enjoyed prolific spells with both clubs, scoring 39 goals between them, before returning to Bordeaux. After initially being promised an increased role after his successful loans, Sala fell out of favour again, and instead, joined fellow Ligue 1 side Caen on loan.
In 2015, he signed for Nantes on a permanent basis. With Nantes, he made more than 100 appearances in Ligue 1, and achieved a successful goalscoring record, finishing as the club's top goalscorer for three consecutive seasons. His form prompted a move to Cardiff City in January 2019, for a club record fee of £15 million (€18 million).
Sala was involved in a plane crash off Alderney on 21 January 2019. He was a passenger aboard a Piper Malibu light aircraft flying from Nantes to Cardiff. An initial three-day search covered 1,700 square miles (4,400 km2) across the English Channel. Two subsequent private searches were launched, resulting in the discovery of the wreckage on 3 February; Sala's body was recovered four days later.
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