Plane with Cardiff’s Sala on board missing

London, January 22 

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French civil aviation authorities on Tuesday confirmed that Cardiff City FC player Emiliano Sala was aboard a light aircraft that went missing over the English Channel. The Welsh club, which plies its trade in the English Premier League, had already issued a statement saying it was concerned that Sala, who signed for the Bluebirds on Saturday from French club FC Nantes, was one of the two passengers on board the single turbine PA 46 Malibu aircraft travelling from Nantes to Cardiff.

“Sala was aboard the aircraft. The search for it is ongoing and that is all I can say,” a spokesperson for French civil aviation told press. 

The plane went off the radar some 24 kilometres north of Guernsey at 8.23 pm, said the police. 

“We are very concerned by the latest news that a light aircraft lost contact over the Channel last night. We are awaiting confirmation before we can say anything further,” said Cardiff City FC chairman Mehmet Dalman. “We are very concerned for the safety of Emiliano Sala,” he added.   The Welsh side signed the 28-year-old striker for a club-record deal worth $19.4 million. — IANS