Quote Originally Posted by aclem View Post
The big issue here could be the link between the agent and the flight. At the end of the day the agent, who receives a large cut of the fee, booked the flight on a 34 year old single engined plane known to be challenging to handle, particularly in cold windy conditions. The flight was arranged at night and then the regular experienced pilot switched to a pilot inexperienced for this type of flight and without the necessary commercial licence.
I feel the club is fully justified in scrutinising these circumstances prior to parting with that amount of money, a significant chunk of which will go to the agent who potentially is liable .
Also was the agent working for Cardiff, Nantes or totally independent?
Sunday Telegraph Sport says Cardiff may sue Nantes for negligence if Sala was flown to his death by a pilot who did not have the correct licence. They also believe that liabilty could extend to Willie and Mark McKay who were working for Nantes.

More than one source told the paper that the four man transfer committee was split over buying the striker.