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Cardiff City have lodged a negligence claim in the French courts against Nantes, claiming losses of €120.2million (£102m; $130m) after they were relegated from the Premier League in May 2019.
They are asking for €52.9million for the loss of earnings and result of their relegation, plus €67.3million for the loss in value to the club as a result of demotion to the Championship. That sum was calculated using information from Analytics FC, a data-driven sports consultancy, and two financial experts — one English, one French.
Cardiff, who went down by two points in the 2018-19 season, believe Sala’s goals would have kept them in the top flight. Nantes have until September 23 to respond.
Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman told The Athletic: “At the end of the day, two men have died due to somebody’s fault. It’s not our fault, we acted in good faith, we purchased a player who we believed could help us stay in the Premier League and we didn’t get his services because of someone else’s negligence. So that’s the position we’re taking.”
The Welsh club have also filed a contempt of court claim — when someone risks unfairly influencing a court case — against former football agent Willie McKay, who commissioned the flight, together with McKay’s wife Janis, and son Mark, also an agent. Willie McKay has called the claim a “disgrace”.