{"id":543275,"date":"2020-02-08T17:18:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T22:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=543275"},"modified":"2024-04-10T10:00:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T14:00:26","slug":"cardiff-city-emiliano-sala-transfer-fee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/02\/08\/cardiff-city-emiliano-sala-transfer-fee\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff City Explain Their Defence in Handling of Emiliano Sala Transfer Fee"},"content":{"rendered":"

The tragic story of Argentine football forward Emiliano Sala has been all over the news for the past year, after a plane crash took his life on January 21, 2019. He was a passenger aboard a light aircraft, flying from Nantes to Cardiff, where he had signed a \u00a315 million contract to play for Cardiff City. And now the focus is being placed on the Welsh team with regard to their handling of the transfer fee that some expected to be given to Nantes. Cardiff City have outrightly declined to send this money and have laid out a robust defence as to why.<\/p>\n

Cardiff City Explain Handling of Emiliano Sala Transfer Fee<\/h2>\n

The chairman of the Bluebirds, Mehmet Dalman, who entered into that position in July of 2013<\/a>, spoke on the issue to a group of supporters during a Q&A session, which occurred last Friday night following Cardiff\u2019s 1-1 Championship draw against Reading. He asked all the supporters in attendance to pass the message on to the Bluebirds fanbase, following his acceptance that the club may not have outlined their reasons well enough to the public until now.<\/p>\n

Alongside launching the Emiliano Sala Memorial Fund<\/a> to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Sala\u2019s passing, Dalman spoke of the negative attitude of the London media and many football supporters in general with regard to the Sala transfer fee. Even some of Cardiff\u2019s fans have said that the club should pay the \u00a315 million to Nantes and finish business.<\/p>\n

Dalman Says There\u2019s More to it Than Meets the Eye<\/h3>\n

\u201cIt is really complicated, and I feel very strongly about it\u201d, Dalman said during the Q&A. Yet, he also went ahead and said that while some fans may frequently ask why the team doesn\u2019t just pay the money and be done with it, \u201cif we don\u2019t have to pay, why should we?\u201d.<\/p>\n

Dalman spoke of certain principles that need to be acted upon, and that even if Cardiff City had \u00a315 million to spare and they were willing to throw it away, there would be no change in his stance on the matter. He even said that he\u2019d flown to Nantes, asked them to split things down the middle so that they could each donate to the Sala Trust Fund, yet they turned him away and told him to return to London.<\/p>\n

FIFA has involved itself in the matter, ordering the Bluebirds to pay Nantes the first instalment of the Sala fee \u2013 around \u00a35.3 million. Cardiff are currently disputing that judgement though, proceeding with taking the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.<\/p>\n

Will such issues affect the way that Cardiff City play on the pitch, though? The next game will see them go up against Reading in the FA Cup, and Dalman will no doubt be hoping that his team soar to victory. Fans of sports betting will also be looking forward to watching the match unfold, and if they\u2019ve wagered on Cardiff winning, should they look to a pay-out? Well, there\u2019s a Bwin bonus code that can be used so as to garner some extra funds for betting on the game \u2013 just in case you\u2019d like to place some extra wagers on alternative matches.<\/p>\n

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