Club Statement re: Sala 30/06/23

[WJ99mobile]

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/club-statement-300623

More dirty laundry

Today, FIFA ordered Cardiff City FC to pay the 2nd and 3rd instalments of the transfer fee for Emiliano Sala to FC Nantes as expected.
Yesterday the CEO of FC Nantes, Franck Kita, was placed into police custody alongside Bakari Sanogo and Joaquim Batica by the JIRS, French prosecutors specialised in organised crime and financial crime. A judicial investigation was opened in June 2022 on the counts of ‘illegal exercise of sports agent activity, forgery and use of forgery, misuse of corporate assets, laundering of aggravated tax evasion and organised money laundering’. The Club's negligence claim in France against FC Nantes exhibits direct exchanges showing Mr Kita was informing Mr Sanogo of the proposed transfer fee for Emiliano Sala. It is not clear why.

In the circumstances, the Club considers that it would have been fairer if the requirement to pay FC Nantes had been deferred until the conclusion of the French police investigations and the club's claim against FC Nantes in the French courts.

[2b2bdoo]

Re: Club Statement re: Sala 30/06/23

I take it that means they are not paying the 2nd and 3rd payment?

[Grangenders]

Re: Club Statement re: Sala 30/06/23

Sounds like we will be the biggest spenders in the transfer window, despite being under an embargo!

[The Bloop]

Re: Club Statement re: Sala 30/06/23

Who are Bakari Sanogo and Joaquim Batica?

[Rjk]

Re: Club Statement re: Sala 30/06/23

Sounds like we will be the biggest spenders in the transfer window, despite being under an embargo!

"sorry Nantes, we would love to pay, but, the embargo, you know?"

[Former Labour leader]

Re: Club Statement re: Sala 30/06/23

This means quite simply we're fecked.

[TWGL1]

Re: Club Statement re: Sala 30/06/23

https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/fc-nantes-president-waldemar-kita-son-taken-into-police-custody/

French media report

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Club Statement re: Sala 30/06/23

This means quite simply we're fecked.

Why?

[dml1954]

Re: Club Statement re: Sala 30/06/23

I take it that means they are not paying the 2nd and 3rd payment?

It doesn't say that at all. They have already said that they will pay and that the money is deposited in this country ready. Plus they have said in the statement that they were expecting this ruling anyway.

[Rjk]

Re: Club Statement re: Sala 30/06/23

This means quite simply we're fecked.

sounds like Nantes are as well

[Der Kaiser]

Re: Club Statement re: Sala 30/06/23

Amazon Prime or Netflix are going to have a hell of a special lined up if this ever gets sorted out.

[jon1959]

Re: Club Statement re: Sala 30/06/23

I take it that means they are not paying the 2nd and 3rd payment?

I took it that the club will pay the next two instalments but are not happy about it - and will ensure there is as much publicity as possible about Nantes wrongdoing - which must surely help with the civil claim?

But as the statement doesn’t make clear whether the club will pay up as demanded by FIFA it is guesswork either way.

Who writes these press releases?

[2b2bdoo]

Re: Club Statement re: Sala 30/06/23

It doesn't say that at all. They have already said that they will pay and that the money is deposited in this country ready. Plus they have said in the statement that they were expecting this ruling anyway.

Wasn’t aware of that, the statement in my mind didn’t confirm either way.

[ccfcwelshlad]

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Who are Bakari Sanogo and Joaquim Batica?

Sanogo was one of the agents involved with Mackay on the Sala deal, pretty sure same guy. Not sure on the other.

[The Bloop]

Re: Club Statement re: Sala 30/06/23

Sanogo was one of the agents involved with Mackay on the Sala deal, pretty sure same guy. Not sure on the other.

Cheers - both agents according to that French report