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The 28-year-old had recently signed for the English Premier League club Cardiff City for £ 15 million ($ 19.3 million). The aircraft, a single turbine turbine, Piper Malibu, was heading to Cardiff from Nantes, in northern France, when it disappeared from the radar just before 20:30 local time on Monday.
The name of Sala was on the list of pbadengers, told CNN Frédéric Solano of the French General Directorate of Civil Aviation.
The city of Cardiff said Tuesday that she was "very worried about the security" of her signature. The club said it "sought clarification" on what had happened.
"We are very concerned by the latest news that a light aircraft lost contact over the English Channel last night," said Cardiff City President Mehmet Dalman. "We are waiting for confirmation before we can say more, we are very concerned about the safety of Emiliano Sala."
Sala became Cardiff's record holder when he joined the French club of Nantes last week. The star striker, who has signed a three-year contract with the Welsh club, has scored 12 goals for Nantes this season. Cardiff is in the relegation zone of the Premier League.
In his last tweet of Monday, just hours before his departure, Sala published a photo of him with the Nantes FC team and the caption: "the last, goodbye."
A team of lifeboats and helicopters from Guernsey and the United Kingdom, as well as a helicopter from Cherbourg, France, were looking Tuesday for the plane that had disappeared about 24 km from the airport. 39, Alderney Island.
The search was temporarily halted in the early hours of Tuesday morning due to strong winds, deteriorating sea state and reduced visibility, police said before resuming at 8 am local time.
"At that time (of the disappearance), there were some showers, but nothing intense.The wind speeds were not too bad – the average speeds were around 15 to 20 miles at Hour, "Met Office meteorologist Mark Wilson told the British Press Association.
The plane left Nantes at 19:15. local time and flew at 5,000 feet, police said. But at the Guernsey Pbad, he requested a descent and air traffic control lost contact as he was flying at 2300 feet.
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