Cardiff City to be handed a three-window transfer ban by FIFA: Report

FIFA has threatened Cardiff City with a three-window transfer ban if y fail to pay first instalment of fee owed to Nantes for late Emilia Sala.

Cardiff City and Emilia Sala

Emilia Sala h signed for Cardiff for a reported €17 million in January 2019 with  first instalment due after  player registration is completed. But unfortunately, Sala died in a plane crash over English Channel on January 21 along with pilot David Ibbotson resulting in Championship side refusing to pay transfer fee for him. Cardiff claimed agreement to pay Nantes fee was t legally binding because conditions insisted upon by selling club were t fulfilled. Nantes subsequently complained to FIFA in February over n-payment, leing to written explanation by FIFA.

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FIFA rules in favour of Nantes

FIFA Players' Status Committee ruled in September that Cardiff must hand over a €6m payment for signing Sala, who died when ir Piper Malibu aircraft crashed in January. FIFA's ruling stated that transfer h been officially completed before Sala's death and refore Cardiff remained obliged to make payment. Cardiff anunced in a statement last month that y intend to appeal at Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but world football governing body FIFA has outlined its reasons and ordered Welsh side to pay-up first instalment. FIFA confirmed in a document published on Monday that threat of  ban, will be lifted if Cardiff make payment within 45 days.

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FIFA Players' Status Committee stated that a ban from registering any new players, eir nationally or internationally, for maximum duration of three entire and consecutive registration periods shall become effective if payment is t me in time as stipulated. If Cardiff does t pay that figure by conclusion of three-transfer window ban, matter will be heard by FIFA's Disciplinary Committee for consideration and a formal decision.

FIFA has however t yet confirmed wher Cardiff will be liable for second payment on January 1 2020, or a third payment on January 1 2021.

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