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25-03-2019 | 14:04 Football
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Cardiff refuse to pay Sala transfer fee

Cardiff City are reportedly set to refuse to pay the fee for the transfer of the late Emiliano Sala. The Bluebirds agreed a deal worth £15 million to sign Sala from Nantes before he was killed tragically in January. Reportedly, the Welsh club are set to tell FIFA they will not be paying the transfer fee as the contract became “null and void” after Sala’s passing. Sala's registration as a Cardiff City player had to be confirmed by the Welsh FA and France's Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), as well as the release of his International Transfer Certificate. However a source revealed that this did not occur before Sala's death. The source said: “The transfer agreement between Cardiff and Nantes was subject to several conditions. "If any were not satisfied, the contract would be deemed null and void, with no payment due.” “Nantes proposed that clause. They asked for the strict notification requirements. “The transfer deadline was just over a week after that. So if the transfer didn’t complete on the 22nd of January, Nantes had time to find an alternative buyer for the player." Nantes are believed to be planning to oppose Cardiff's refusal to pay, and have stated they sent all the relevant paperwork to FIFA prior to the accident involving Sala.

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