Avengers
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Sensible thing to do here.They should offer to pay half
Nantes should agree
And they both move on
Sensible thing to do here.They should offer to pay half
Nantes should agree
And they both move on
I don't see what Nantes have done wrong to be honest.
Cardiff are 100% in the wrong here.
Maybe but if Cardiff had done the decent thing and paid up when they should have then Nantes wouldn't have needed to start them.They could have waited a bit longer before starting legal proceedings to be fair
There’s been a few different reports saying that either he is involved or it was planeI’m sure McKay has a lifetime ban on being an agent
Maybe but if Cardiff had done the decent thing and paid up when they should have then Nantes wouldn't have needed to start them.
He'd probably still be alive if Cardiff never got involved. He wouldn't have been on that rickety plane. And while I'm at it, they shouldn't even be in the English leagues in the first place, enjoying cash they shouldn't have access to. Pay up you tight bastards.
Wales is fucking stinking. Is that a jailing offence? Good.
Wouldn't insurance sort this out?
Either way Cardiff are the cnnts on their part.
But why would Nantes be making demands for the full transfer fee if they know that that is covered by insurance? Nantes would not have any interest in the duration of the contract, salary, etc.
Apologies if I’m missing something.
As much as this appears like Cardiff are acting the cùnt, it's obvious that Nantes have already made a legal claim for the entire fee.
Nobody is coming out of this with any credit.
There really shouldnt be any dispute at all, he was a Cardiff player. Cardiff weren't slow at playing the sympathy card and were more than happy to talk about how happy they were to have signed him.Just seems like a reasonable compromise versus having a drawn out legal dispute.
Cardiff City have contacted other Premier League clubs in an attempt to establish whether there may be grounds to avoid paying the full £15million transfer fee being demanded by Nantes for Emiliano Sala, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Letters sent in the past few days by lawyers acting for the club request help in ‘fighting off Nantes’ legal claim’, according to one source. They ask clubs for assistance in ‘sharing your knowledge of Sala as a player’.
The correspondence from a Cardiff law firm describes Sala as ‘the player that Cardiff tried to sign’, phrasing which makes it clear that the club believe they may not have to pay all — or indeed any — of the record transfer fee
Details of the letters — which Cardiff on Sunday confirmed were sent — emerged as manager Neil Warnock and chief executive Ken Choo arrived in Argentina for the player’s wake and funeral.
The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Cardiff’s decision to approach Premier League clubs publicly linked with Sala is partly motivated by transfer broker Willie McKay’s admission in an email to the striker that he had sought to artificially inflate the price. McKay told Sala he had told the media of rival interest ‘just to stimulate interest in you’.
The club are seeking to establish whether there was indeed any interest at all from other clubs. McKay’s email to Sala listed Everton and West Ham as clubs he had linked the player to, though Crystal Palace, Fulham, Burnley and Wolves were also reported to be keen
The Mail on Sunday revealed two weeks ago that one club had been publicly linked to Sala simply on the basis of a text message being sent signalling the player’s availability.
A second club was bemused to receive the letter from Cardiff’s lawyers suggesting they had also been linked. ‘This simply isn’t true in our case,’ said a source. ‘We never had an interest in Sala. We didn’t even watch him play.’
But Sala is by no means the first player to have been transferred after being artificially linked with other clubs. This is one of the oldest tricks in the wheeler-dealer world of player acquisition. It is difficult to see how Cardiff can possibly cite this practice to avoid paying the first £5m tranche of the fee they had agreed with Nantes for the player.
Cardiff have said they will ‘do the right thing’ but have indicated they ‘first want full facts disclosed about what happened and the involvement of agents with Nantes in the deal’.
The number of brokers involved in the deal is also understood to have concerned them. Some at the top of the club only became aware of the number taking a cut after The Mail on Sunday report which listed them. Cardiff want to establish what part each of those individuals played
Aye, it's a great look trying to get the money before the boys even been buried.Except Nantes, who clearly sold the player
The murky world of greed and agents in England
Wherever it is will be better than Wales!Good, well thought out assessment.
Let me know which part of paradise you’re from so that I can give my own considered critique.
There really shouldnt be any dispute at all, he was a Cardiff player. Cardiff weren't slow at playing the sympathy card and were more than happy to talk about how happy they were to have signed him.
I think you may find that Rangers were members of the FA before Cardiff.Cardiff will pay when the details are established. For all his faults, Vincent Tan is an honourable man. It’s the Mail on Sunday ffs, you believe it?
With regards to they shouldn’t even be in the English leagues, like it or not I’ll educate you a little. 100+ years ago, Cardiff were playing in the Southern league. There was also a Northern league. Being the founders of the game, the FA invited Cardiff, along with others, to create a stronger Football League. Note, that there is no “English” before it. Several other Welsh clubs also joined - including Merthyr and Aberdare.
Cardiff have every right to be in it. Comes across as jealousy on your part mate.
I’m sure McKay has a lifetime ban on being an agent
Aren't they being chased for the sell on fee by the club they bought Sala from?But why would Nantes be making demands for the full transfer fee if they know that that is covered by insurance? Nantes would not have any interest in the duration of the contract, salary, etc.
Apologies if I’m missing something.
Their fans are also giving it ‘you’ll be forgotten’. Until it comes to laying out.
Embarrassing for Cardiff fans tbf.
Must say don't understand what the accusation is against fans here.They could barely be coming out of this situation worse.
Cardiff should pay what they owe, then it’s up to them if they try to reclaim all or some of it back through other means such as insurance claims or lawsuits against agents/air companies.
I agree!!
They bought him, it was signed - they should pay
Assuming all of the paperwork is above board, Cardiff owe Nantes £15m. They are trying to wriggle out of it.
Perhaps in future they will ensure that £15m investments aren’t flown in tin cans.
Poor shit from Cardiff, they bought him.
Pay the fucking money
There really shouldnt be any dispute at all, he was a Cardiff player. Cardiff weren't slow at playing the sympathy card and were more than happy to talk about how happy they were to have signed him.
Transfer fees are rarely paid in one go. Cardiff may owe half the money now, and the rest paid after a certain amount of appearances. That's another grey areaAssuming all of the paperwork is above board, Cardiff owe Nantes £15m. They are trying to wriggle out of it.
Perhaps in future they will ensure that £15m investments aren’t flown in tin cans.