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Cardiff to pay 5.3 Million for Sala
From BBC
Cardiff City have been told to pay a transfer fee of 6m euros (£5.3m) to Nantes for Emiliano Sala.
A Fifa panel met to rule on a dispute between the clubs, who had failed to reach agreement on settling payment for the striker.
The Argentine, who was 28, died in a plane crash in January while travelling from France to join his new club.
Cardiff had argued they were not liable for the £15m fee because Sala was not officially their player when he died.
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DJ Lee
From BBC
Cardiff City have been told to pay a transfer fee of 6m euros (£5.3m) to Nantes for Emiliano Sala.
A Fifa panel met to rule on a dispute between the clubs, who had failed to reach agreement on settling payment for the striker.
The Argentine, who was 28, died in a plane crash in January while travelling from France to join his new club.
Cardiff had argued they were not liable for the £15m fee because Sala was not officially their player when he died.
From what I gather that is a first installment?
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All a bit tasteless this and I don't think we've come out covered in glory to be honest. Not one of the club's finest moments.
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It may be that City must pay the £5.5m for the transfer equivalent to the first installment not as a first installment
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delmbox
All a bit tasteless this and I don't think we've come out covered in glory to be honest. Not one of the club's finest moments.
On the contrary, I think they've done the right thing. They've kept quiet and handed it to the insurers etc. Nantes have kicked up a fuss but this ruling shows the transfer wasn't finalised. It's horrible but the club did offer a sum to draw a line under it and Nantes refused. I'm not sure what the club could have done but we're not in a position to just throw away £10m.
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delmbox
All a bit tasteless this and I don't think we've come out covered in glory to be honest. Not one of the club's finest moments.
It was always going to be tasteless once the insurers and money men get involved, but it would be stupid to pay for their advice and then ignore it, you can become liable for all kinds of stuff.
dunno why igovernor thinks its only a first payment. Where has that piece of 'news' come from?
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Pedro de la Rosa
On the contrary, I think they've done the right thing. They've kept quiet and handed it to the insurers etc. Nantes have kicked up a fuss but this ruling shows the transfer wasn't finalised. It's horrible but the club did offer a sum to draw a line under it and Nantes refused. I'm not sure what the club could have done but we're not in a position to just throw away £10m.
I agree. and if that £10m was already set aside just in case it might now be freed up for other uses.
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Nantes and Cardiff have 10 days to appeal if they wish. It would look really bad if we appealed but I'm almost certain Nantes will.
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Originally Posted by
Pedro de la Rosa
On the contrary, I think they've done the right thing. They've kept quiet and handed it to the insurers etc. Nantes have kicked up a fuss but this ruling shows the transfer wasn't finalised. It's horrible but the club did offer a sum to draw a line under it and Nantes refused. I'm not sure what the club could have done but we're not in a position to just throw away £10m.
I understand why you see it that way and there is a financial logic to it, it's just after all the "once a bluebird, always a bluebird" and posing with the shirt etc it's pretty gross to see two clubs arguing the smallprint of a "commodity" and I wish we'd paid the fee that we were committed to paying. Or even better paid most and of it and donated a part of it to his family.
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delmbox
I understand why you see it that way and there is a financial logic to it, it's just after all the "once a bluebird, always a bluebird" and posing with the shirt etc it's pretty gross to see two clubs arguing the smallprint of a "commodity" and I wish we'd paid the fee that we were committed to paying. Or even better paid most and of it and donated a part of it to his family.
Insurers will be involved and telling the club what to do. Nantes and Cardiff lost out because of Willie McKay's actions. He was coming back over to sign for us, and the grief was legitimate from all parties. I honestly have no idea what the club could have done, £10m is pretty much our record signing, we aren't in a position to piss that up the wall. I hope his family are supported and the club would do well to pay the money to his youth club as a PR exercise. It wouldn't cost a lot but would boost the club's reputation.
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So, was Emiliano insured by either club at the time?
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xsnaggle
It was always going to be tasteless once the insurers and money men get involved, but it would be stupid to pay for their advice and then ignore it, you can become liable for all kinds of stuff.
dunno why igovernor thinks its only a first payment. Where has that piece of 'news' come from?
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49825166
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Sky Sports
Cardiff City FC
Statement
Cardiff City Want FIFA to clarify their exact meaning of the FIFA statement before they decide what to do next.
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It now looks like that article isn't correct and we have to pay the first installment in full, as that's what Nantes have complained about and we're having to pay the full sum.
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Igovernor
City could have to pay more according to what FIFA have said, it ain’t over yet
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Igovernor
Thanks!! :thumbup:
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it is not clear yet, that is why city are asking for clarification, what the papers are saying is ambiguous, we will soon find out!
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Wasn't there a suggestion or attempt to inflate Sala's fee, I seem to remember a market value being around this mark before we had the isual agents value spin and stories of a hosts of clubs pursing the lad .
Does the agent still get his fee ??
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Igovernor
Sky Sports
Cardiff City FC
Statement
Cardiff City Want FIFA to clarify their exact meaning of the FIFA statement before they decide what to do next.
Good - I hope someone clarifies the statement.
Does it mean the full £15m is due to Nantes in 3 instalments, or just the first instalment? Most of the 'news stories' refer only to the initial £5.3m (6m Euros) but surely it must be all or nothing - not just a part payment. Either the transfer was complete or it wasn't?
In either case what was the FIFA judgement based on - and what is their response to the submissions made by both clubs?
Will the insurers (for whichever club is liable) be led by a FIFA committee judgement - or will it have to go back around the lawyers?
It is all ugly and disrespectful - but unavoidable I expect. As others have said, I hope whatever the outcome between Cardiff and Nantes, Sala's family and home townl club are looked after.
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The dreaded 'Sun' (the only other source I could find at speed) seems to be under the impression that the whole fee will be payable:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/footb...emiliano-sala/
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Re: Cardiff to pay 5.3 Million for Sala
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Originally Posted by
Pedro de la Rosa
Insurers will be involved and telling the club what to do. Nantes and Cardiff lost out because of Willie McKay's actions. He was coming back over to sign for us, and the grief was legitimate from all parties. I honestly have no idea what the club could have done, £10m is pretty much our record signing, we aren't in a position to piss that up the wall. I hope his family are supported and the club would do well to pay the money to his youth club as a PR exercise. It wouldn't cost a lot but would boost the club's reputation.
This is what I thought.
Let’s pay what we have to, and sue McKay if our insurance (I’m assuming we have some) doesn’t pay out.
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It is a shame to hear this may not be the end of the situation.
When I first heard the news earlier, my first thoughts where it sounded like a common sense decision. Both clubs had valid perspectives on the situation, it was a tough situation that no one would walk away happy from, 5.3 million looked to be on the surface a good compromise position for me put forward by the committee.
There is a saying in business; the best settlements is when nobody is 100% happy.
5.3m sounded like a sensible ruling, I still hope that is the FINAL decision as I fell it is one both sets of clubs and fans can sallow.
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To me it sounds like we have to pay the first installment no because we have passed the date when it had to be paid. I think this means we will have to pay the whole thing, unless some of it was performance based.
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chris lee
It is a shame to hear this may not be the end of the situation.
When I first heard the news earlier, my first thoughts where it sounded like a common sense decision. Both clubs had valid perspectives on the situation, it was a tough situation that no one would walk away happy from, 5.3 million looked to be on the surface a good compromise position for me put forward by the committee.
There is a saying in business; the best settlements is when nobody is 100% happy.
5.3m sounded like a sensible ruling, I still hope that is the FINAL decision as I fell it is one both sets of clubs and fans can sallow.
Don’t forget Bordeaux are due 33% of any fee too.
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Pedro de la Rosa
On the contrary, I think they've done the right thing. They've kept quiet and handed it to the insurers etc.
Kept quiet? You're joking, right?
I've no idea whether City are legally obliged to pay the fee or not, but one thing the club hasn't done is kept quiet. Indeed, rather than keep quiet as they should have done, they've made a series of unnecessary statements about the situation as it has developed.
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Originally Posted by
Pedro de la Rosa
On the contrary, I think they've done the right thing. They've kept quiet and handed it to the insurers etc. Nantes have kicked up a fuss but this ruling shows the transfer wasn't finalised. It's horrible but the club did offer a sum to draw a line under it and Nantes refused. I'm not sure what the club could have done but we're not in a position to just throw away £10m.
Agree. Clearly the most important thing here was the tragic death of two people, but that a dispute over £10m was related to it does not diminish the importance of £10m.
What strikes me as slightly odd, is that the decision seems to represent a middle-ground when I didn't think such a thing was possible. We either signed him or we didn't, it feels kinda binary to me.
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Optimistic Nick
Agree. Clearly the most important thing here was the tragic death of two people, but that a dispute over £10m was related to it does not diminish the importance of £10m.
What strikes me as slightly odd, is that the decision seems to represent a middle-ground when I didn't think such a thing was possible. We either signed him or we didn't, it feels kinda binary to me.
Not sure that’s the case. Only the initial payment is currently overdue as far as I’m aware so that’s possibly the only payment Nantes could claim against at this stage. Possibly, it’s not very clear.
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The FIFA quote taken from the FIFA website (no press interpretation)
In a meeting held on 25 September 2019, the FIFA Players’ Status Committee established that Cardiff City FC must pay FC Nantes the sum of EUR 6,000,000, corresponding to the first instalment due in accordance with the transfer agreement concluded between the parties on 19 January 2019 for the transfer of the late Emiliano Sala from FC Nantes to Cardiff City FC.
The FIFA Players’ Status Committee, which never lost sight of the specific and unique circumstances of this tragic situation during its deliberations on the dispute at stake, refrained from imposing procedural costs on the parties.
The findings of the decision were notified to the parties concerned today. Within a deadline of ten days, Cardiff City FC and FC Nantes can request a copy of the grounds of the decision, which can be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.
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Baloo
Not sure that’s the case. Only the initial payment is currently overdue as far as I’m aware so that’s possibly the only payment Nantes could claim against at this stage. Possibly, it’s not very clear.
I see. I took it to mean that 5 mil was the totality of what they were getting. But then I don't pretend to have read it in any detail. Your version makes more sense
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The Lone Gunman
Kept quiet? You're joking, right?
I've no idea whether City are legally obliged to pay the fee or not, but one thing the club hasn't done is kept quiet. Indeed, rather than keep quiet as they should have done, they've made a series of unnecessary statements about the situation as it has developed.
I agree some of the comments/statements seem unnecessary but again I would be very surprised if they were not made on advice from insurers or briefs, to get a repsonse out in the public domain for later.
Even if the statement might be made without being directly advised, the lawyers etc would shirley have scrutinised the wording to make it legally 'safe'.
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jon1959
Good - I hope someone clarifies the statement.
Does it mean the full £15m is due to Nantes in 3 instalments, or just the first instalment? Most of the 'news stories' refer only to the initial £5.3m (6m Euros) but surely it must be all or nothing - not just a part payment. Either the transfer was complete or it wasn't?
In either case what was the FIFA judgement based on - and what is their response to the submissions made by both clubs?
Will the insurers (for whichever club is liable) be led by a FIFA committee judgement - or will it have to go back around the lawyers?
It is all ugly and disrespectful - but unavoidable I expect. As others have said, I hope whatever the outcome between Cardiff and Nantes, Sala's family and home townl club are looked after.
i not sure where i heard it but i think it was mentioned that his family had something along those lines months ago. I hope this true.
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The quotes from the clubs would suggest that Nantes thinks this means that they are due the full amount whereas we seem less sure.
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Optimistic Nick
The quotes from the clubs would suggest that Nantes thinks this means that they are due the full amount whereas we seem less sure.
I read it and was quite surprised to come on here and see people think this meant that a compromise had been found and the first instalment was all we would pay.
My first impression was FIFA have said we have to pay the first instalment as the date has gone for that- then we will have to pay the 2nd and 3rd instalments aswell. Then it is for us to work it out with the insurers if we get anything back or not. That seems fair to me.
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https://twitter.com/martynziegler/st...245472769?s=21 He reads it the same way as me- it’s the full £15 million or so we have to cough up.
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Originally Posted by
chris lee
It is a shame to hear this may not be the end of the situation.
When I first heard the news earlier, my first thoughts where it sounded like a common sense decision. Both clubs had valid perspectives on the situation, it was a tough situation that no one would walk away happy from, 5.3 million looked to be on the surface a good compromise position for me put forward by the committee.
There is a saying in business; the best settlements is when nobody is 100% happy.
5.3m sounded like a sensible ruling, I still hope that is the FINAL decision as I fell it is one both sets of clubs and fans can sallow.
It may be common sense but FIFA couldn’t make a compromise solution. Either we owe the money or we don’t. Either he was registered as ours or he wasn’t.
Then the insurers will have their own view.
FIFA can’t say “we can’t decide so just give them some money and we’ll never speak of this again.” The clubs could do that independently but when it gets to this level ultimately someone has to win and someone has to lose.
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as posted earlier in the thread, just goes to show that players really are just a commodity these days , how very sad
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The reason the club will want clarification is that the matter will not be in their hands.
Once a claim arises the club loses control of affairs. The insurers call all the shots. That's how it works.
Cardiff are insured. The insurers take over. The insurers decide whether to fight a claim not the club.
This is a tragic case but one worth studying.
Cardiff cannot just pay up even if they want to.
Of course if the insurance company (underwriting syndicate) say the club are not covered that's a different matter.
This case has ramifications for all clubs. The situation will reoccur in different circumstances.
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blue matt
as posted earlier in the thread, just goes to show that players really are just a commodity these days , how very sad
Surely if we were liable for the whole fee then that’s what uefa would have decided, it wouldn’t just be one instalment now and then another 10 million to follow? It’s long overdue anyway, so surely they would have said 15 million if 15 million was due. What a mess, should have just given all the cash to his family. Surely someone is insured?
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So typically FIFA, they make a decision and nobody's sure what it is.
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goats
Surely if we were liable for the whole fee then that’s what uefa would have decided, it wouldn’t just be one instalment now and then another 10 million to follow? It’s long overdue anyway, so surely they would have said 15 million if 15 million was due. What a mess, should have just given all the cash to his family. Surely someone is insured?
Apparently Nantes paid €1m for Sala.
We also know they purposely delayed the agreement as they “played” City for more money.
You can’t have it both ways. If we had selected and played Sala as soon as the flight landed FIFA would have hit us with a large fine for playing an illegible player.
City should pay something but Nantes should not receive 100% of the original fee.
I would like to see Sala’s family and charity get something.