Cardiff City’s bid for more than £100 million in compensation over the death of footballer Emiliano Sala has been rejected by a French judge.
Sala, 28, and pilot David Ibbotson died when the Piper Malibu plane carrying them crashed into the English Channel on the night of 21 January 2019.
The Argentine striker was travelling to join Cardiff City – then in the Premier League – from FC Nantes for a £15 million transfer fee.
In the latest development in the long-running dispute, a French court tasked with deciding whether the Welsh club was entitled to compensation from Nantes for Sala’s death dismissed the claim.
Cardiff City had sought over €120 million (£104 million) for loss of income and other damages, arguing Sala could have helped the club remain in the Premier League.
On Monday, the court in Nantes dismissed Cardiff’s claim and also ordered the club to pay roughly £400,000 in legal fees and moral damages to FC Nantes.
