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Cardiff could launch a negligence claim against Nantes as soon as this week if an official report finds Emiliano Sala was flown by a pilot who did not have the correct licence.

Senior figures at Cardiff are bracing themselves for an escalation in a legal row that saw them given until the end of last week to pay the first instalment of his £15 million transfer fee.

Sala was buried on Saturday in Argentina, with Cardiff manager Neil Warnock among the mourners.

Cardiff have frozen all payments while they wait for answers about how their record signing died and whether anyone could be held liable.

Some of those answers could be provided this week, the Air Accidents Investigations Bureau having said it intended to publish an interim report into the January 21 crash within a month of it occurring.

Cardiff have also conducted an internal investigation and have been told it has found no evidence pilot Dave Ibbotson held the licence necessary to carry passengers on a commercial basis.

Senior figures believe, if the AAIB confirms Ibbotson was not qualified for the trip, that would constitute negligence on the part of whoever recruited the part-time gas boiler engineer.

They also believe liability for that could be extended to cover Willie and Mark McKay – who admitted arranging Sala’s flight but not selecting the plane or pilot – and, in turn, Nantes, for whom the duo had been working.

A successful negligence claim against the French club would slash the transfer fee owed to them for the player, the withholding of which they have threatened legal action over.

Cardiff could attempt to reduce the figure further by arguing the change of ownership of Sala was incomplete when he died because he had yet to be registered to play in the Premier League.
 
Harryflashman said:
It really doesn’t , posted in the specific sala thread it looks cheap and leaves a nasty taste .
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I'll have to pop over and have a read. While I can understand why Cardiff may want to be prudent, the fact they only buried him yesterday makes this very crass.

If he's signed for Cardiff then he's their player and as such should pay Nantes what they owe, before looking at their insurers to help reimburse the costs.

Leaving Nantes out of pocket, when he wasn't there player any more which appears to be true, isn't something I like the sound of.
 
PhilM said:
I'll have to pop over and have a read. While I can understand why Cardiff may want to be prudent, the fact they only buried him yesterday makes this very crass.

If he's signed for Cardiff then he's their player and as such should pay Nantes what they owe, before looking at their insurers to help reimburse the costs.

Leaving Nantes out of pocket, when he wasn't there player any more which appears to be true, isn't something I like the sound of.
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I think rushing to judgement at this moment is wrong. Cardiff have had lawyers threatening action against them (from Nantes) before he was even buried, to stand by and pay up, regardless of the investigations being incomplete and facts unestablished, would be highly imprudent and financially naive and ill judged.

None of this is at all pleasant at this particularly sensitive time and all of it leaves a nasty taste in the mouth.

Why on earth lawyers served actions on Cardiff last week is beyond me, they will get the money if legally entitled. Nantes acted and inevitably made it public. All of which means Cardiff have little choice, there are investigations being carried out into all of the implications and they should be allowed to finish.
 

Chris O'Connor said:
I think rushing to judgement at this moment is wrong. Cardiff have had lawyers threatening action against them (from Nantes) before he was even buried, to stand by and pay up, regardless of the investigations being incomplete and facts unestablished, would be highly imprudent and financially naive and ill judged.

None of this is at all pleasant at this particularly sensitive time and all of it leaves a nasty taste in the mouth.

Why on earth lawyers served actions on Cardiff last week is beyond me, they will get the money if legally entitled. Nantes acted and inevitably made it public. All of which means Cardiff have little choice, there are investigations being carried out into all of the implications and they should be allowed to finish.
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I suspect Nantes actions are related to the fact they knew this was coming , it is playing out exactly as many of us and I’d think they thought it would .

It’s distasteful to think of a footballer as an asset particularly when he’s passed away in tragic circumstances but they’ve purchased him and maybe wrong but I think registered him . They’ve then spoken at length about the tragedy the club has suffered but it seems seem to be unwilling to discharge what appears to be a lawful
debt . It’s all incredibly unpleasant, I thought on day one that the insurance companies view of the plane and any responsibilities sala himself had would be key and I suspect it will be . As I see it Ultimately you can’t hold Nantes responsible for a tragic accident that’s occurred once you’ve purchased the player .
 
meanwhile, in Spain:

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