Cardiff still eager to negotiate with Nantes on Sala price as FIFA pushes deadlines

FIFA has granted the cities of Cardiff and Nantes additional time to submit all details of the transfer of Emiliano Sala, clubs wishing to organize face-to-face meetings.

Nantes asked FIFA to intervene after Cardiff City failed to make the first payment of the $ 15 million transfer to Sala, who died in a plane crash on January 21 while He traveled from France to Wales.

FIFA had initially asked the two clubs until April 3 to present their evidence, but this delay was extended after Cardiff wrote to Nantes last week to solve the problem internally.

"The city of Cardiff recently wrote to FC Nantes to propose a meeting to discuss issues related to the tragedy of Emiliano Sala and the planned transfer, in accordance with FIFA's request to our two clubs to resolve directly the problem, "according to a Cardiff statement. "To date, Cardiff City has not received a response from FC Nantes."

It is understood that Nantes does not wish to meet Cardiff and has no interest in finding a mutual solution, as it wishes to benefit from all the transfer fees. Sources told ESPN FC that Nantes was "extremely confident", FIFA will vote in their favor, while adding that a representative of Cardiff had tried to intimidate them at a meeting in Paris about transfer fees and denying that the Premier League club is writing to them about a face. face to face meeting.

The first payment of Sala's transfer fee was due on February 20th, but the deadline has pbaded without Cardiff making the payment. Nantes returned the case to FIFA, calling on the authorities to intervene and sent their evidence last month.

Cardiff considers that the transfer is null and void, as some criteria of the initial contract have not been fulfilled. Nantes, in turn, is categorical: the transfer was complete and Sala was a Cardiff player at his death.

Both clubs now have until April 15 to submit evidence to FIFA if they can not solve the problem internally.