Quote Originally Posted by Maurice Swan View Post
Surely if he wasn't our player because the contract was illegal then there is no liability, regardless of insurance?

The right thing to do would surely for both clubs to bear half the outlay.
I'm presuming FIFA's ruling as to the ownership of the player [sorry, I know that sounds crass] at the time of the accident is crucial to any insurance claim. Nantes will have insured him, and I'm certain City would have put insurance in place to come into effect when he became a City player. The rights and wrongs of Sala's doomed flight are not going to affect any insurance claim - neither Nantes nor City were negligent.