Emiliano Sala: confirmation of the moment when the body will be repatriated from the United Kingdom to Argentina

The body of the tragic Cardiff striker, Emiliano Sala, will be repatriated Friday before waking up in the gym of his children's club.

Julio Muller, mayor of the city of Progreso, in the Argentine province of Santa Fe, where Emiliano grew up, confirmed that his remains were going to reach Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires around 9 am local time.

The footballer's body will then be driven by road to the provincial capital in a six-hour drive to Progreso on Friday night and waking up Saturday at the San Martin Club gymnasium.

Mr Muller said that the mother of Emiliano, Mercedes and his sister Romina, who traveled to Europe after the disappearance of the light aircraft taking him from France to Cardiff over the English Channel, near from Guernsey, have already joined his father, the truck driver, Horacio, in Progreso.

Referring to the name of footballer Emi, he said: "The remains of Emi will reach Progreso, 300 km north of Buenos Aires, Friday night.

"The sequel will be held in the gymnasium of San Martin FC."

Daniel Ribero, president of San Martin, added: "Emi's body will arrive from Europe on Friday in Argentina and Saturday we will spend several hours bidding him farewell to the club."

It appeared earlier this week, Vincent Tan, owner of the city of Cardiff, had told Emiliano's parents that he would pay for the attacker to be repatriated.

During an investigation at Bournemouth Town Hall in Dorset, the footballer, whose body was found during a privately funded search, was found dead on Monday. He died as a result of an injury to the head and trunk when the plane he was crashing crashed in the English Channel.

The body of the single-engine pilot Piper Malibu, who died on 21 January, 59-year-old David Ibbotson has still not been found and his family insists that the search be continued.

Nora's wife said earlier this week, "We only know that we can not leave it alone without ourselves until we try to do everything in our power."

San Martin de Progreso, where the footballer played until the age of 15, has already announced its intention to change the name of its stadium and call Estadio Emiliano Sala.

The Argentine striker was heading to Nantes where he spent nearly four years in Cardiff after the Premier League club signed him for a record amount of £ 15 million.

Cardiff City President Mehmet Dalman said the club would pay the fees if they are "contractually obliged".