Disappearance of an Emiliano Sala aircraft: Agent Willie McKay reveals an SMS exchange before a tragic trip

Agent Willie McKay revealed an SMS exchange with Emiliano Sala before the tragic death of the new signing in Cardiff City.

A light plane that had taken off from Nantes and was carrying Sala and the pilot David Ibbotson had disappeared Monday night over the English Channel, causing a mbadive excavation of the sector.

The disappearance of the former Nantes striker has caused a wave of support on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Argentinian, European and world football personalities paid tribute and pleaded for research operations to continue.

On Saturday, however, the Guernsey police issued a statement confirming that she had canceled the operation, recognizing that her chances of survival were "extremely low."

The events surrounding the charter of the boat Piper Malibu, Cardiff stating that they were not aware of Sala's travel plans until the last minute.

The club has now opened an internal investigation to determine what had happened before the fatal takeoff of Sala, a few days after Argentina signed an agreement on a club record. Worth £ 15 million.

And Agent McKay responded by releasing the BBC a copy of messages sent between Sala and his son Jack – another Cardiff player – before take-off.

The other son of McKay, Mark, served as an agent in Nantes during transfer negotiations.

"Regarding the booking of the flight, we contacted Mr. David Henderson, who made us travel aboard many players all over Europe, many times," said McKay.

"We have not participated in the selection of a plane or a pilot and we also want to clarify that we do not have the plane on which Emiliano flew."

McKay also claimed that Cardiff officials were aware of Sala's travel plans, as the Argentinian wishing to return from Cardiff to Nantes after signing to recover his belongings and bid farewell to his teammates.

Friday 18th January

7:43 pm – Jack McKay: "My dad said you would be home tomorrow, he could arrange a plane to take you directly to Nantes and come back Monday at a time that suits you, so you can get to Tuesday training. "

7:51 pm – Emiliano Sala: "Ah, that's great.I was just checking in there are flights to Nantes tomorrow."

7:56 pm: "He said that he could arrange a plane to go directly to Nantes."

19h56: Sala: "How much will it cost?"

19:56 – McKay: "Nothing, he said that if you help me score goals, it's nothing."

19:59: Sala: "Hahaha with pleasure."

8:00 pm – Sala: "We will score a lot of goals."

8:01 pm – Sala: "I want to leave tomorrow for Nantes around 11am and return Monday night around 9pm for Cardiff if it is possible."

20:05 -McKay: "Well, I'll send a message when everything is settled."

Sunday, January 20th

5:00 pm – McKay: "Hello, is it possible that you come back Monday night at 7:00 pm Just because the pilot has to return home in the north after arriving in Cardiff."

17:01 – Sala: "Hello, seven-thirty would be possible."

17:03 – McKay: "Yes that's good."

5:05 pm -Sala: "[PICTURE OF LUGGAGE] Can you ask if I can bring this into the plane? "

17:06 -McKay: "Well yeah."

17:07 – Sala: "But will it be ok for the plane?"

McKay: "Yes, there is room in the plane for your luggage."

17:12 – Sala: "OK".

Monday 21st January

4:16 pm – McKay: "I'll call in a moment."

4:23 pm – McKay: "He said it was the same company."

4:27 pm – Sala: "OK thank you."