A rescue team have continued to recover the body found on board the wreckage of the aircraft carrying the Cardiff striker today
The rescue operation to recover the body found in the wreckage of the plane which was carrying Emiliano Sala has continued on Wednesday.
Sala and pilot David Ibbotson were the only two people on board the Piper Malibu aircraft which was downed on a flight between Nantes and Cardiff on January 21.
On Sunday morning the submerged remains of the plane was discovered on the seabed of the English Channel by a private underwater search team.
Footage filmed by drones discovered a body still on board the wreck, while the rescue team are attempting to bring to the surface.
If this is successful, the Air Accidents Investigation branch will consider recovering the aircraft.
The initial search was stopped by Guernsey Police after four days, insisting the chances of survival were “very slim”.
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock, who had recently signed Sala before his disappearance, had been rumoured to to be prepared to quit over the incident calling it the “worst time of my career”.
But the Bluebirds boss has now rejected the claims and will continue with his job.
Here are the latest updates…
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Nantes players pay tribute
Nantes players joined fans in paying a further tribute to Sala after their win over Toulouse on Tuesday night.
Poignantly, their opening goal came in the ninth minute.
Sala previously wore the No.9 shirt for the club.
Fans regularly sung Sala’s name throughout the game as emotions continue to run high at his former club.
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« C’est un Argentin ! »
Si l’aventure continue, c’est aussi pour toi, Emi’
Why Cardiff are withholding fee
News has emerged this afternoon that Nantes are demanding transfer payment for Emiliano Sala.
Cardiff have so far withheld payment of the first instalment of the club record £15m deal after Sala’s plane crashed en route to Wales.
Cardiff are understood to be holding off payment until they complete an investigation into the incident.
Read more about the situation here.
Nantes ‘demand transfer payment’ for Emiliano Sala
Nantes are demanding payment from Cardiff over the transfer of Emiliano Sala, according to the BBC.
The French side agreed a £15million fee with the Welsh side for the striker before his disappearance.
The Bluebirds are currently withholding the first, of three, payment, until they know “all the facts”.
But Nantes are threatening legal action if they are not paid within 10 days.
Sala was en route to Cardiff, from Nantes, for his first training session when his plane vanished over the English Channel.
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