Football news - Cardiff ‘shocked and distressed’ at news that Emiliano Sala was on missing plane

ByPA Sport

Updated 22/01/2019 at 14:48 GMT

Cardiff’s executive director Ken Choo has expressed his shock and distress at hearing the plane carrying new striker Emiliano Sala has gone missing over the English Channel.

Cardiff’s new signing Emiliano Sala was on a which which went missing over the English Channel on Monday night (Mark Kerton/PA).

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The Argentinian completed his move from Nantes to the Premier League strugglers at the weekend.

Sala, 28, was on his way back to Wales after saying goodbye to his Nantes team-mates on Monday night when contact was lost with the aircraft.

Choo said in a statement: “We were very shocked upon hearing the news that the plane had gone missing. We expected Emiliano to arrive last night into Cardiff and today was due to be his first day with the team.

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“Our owner, Tan Sri Vincent Tan, and chairman, Mehmet Dalman, are all very distressed about the situation. We continue to pray for positive news."

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