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Emiliano Sala: Premier League deny Cardiff transfer window extension amid striker search


Daily Mirror

Thursday 24th January 2019


The Premier League have told Cardiff City that they will not be granted an extension to the transfer window, despite the disappearance of new club record signing Emiliano Sala.

Rescue operations continued to search for the Argentine and pilot David Ibbotson on Thursday morning, after their aircraft disappeared from radar over the English Channel on Monday night.

Guernsey Police have been searching for the single-engine aircraft - which was returning the £15million striker from Nantes to Cardiff - but it has yet to be found.

With the rescue attempt and situation ongoing, it had been suggested that the Welsh side could be allowed to sign a new player after the January 31 deadline.

But the club’s chief executive, Ken Choo, says the club must abide by the same rules as the other 19 teams in England’s top flight, despite the extenuating circumstances.

Choo told talkSPORT: "I think from the club's perspective, we are managing the situation but we have another department that has to continue with looking at the transfers.

"I am basically multi-tasking three or four jobs at once. It is really difficult physically and emotionally and mentally to cope in a situation like this.

"We have to segregate our minds into looking for Emiliano, segregate our minds into helping the family - and the club is trying its best to provide the most care for the family and giving them the information they want, we want to tell them all the facts line-by-line.

"We are still running a business which continues, we still have to meet the transfer deadline.

"We have spoken to the Premier League on how tough it is for us to cope given there are eight days to go [until the deadline] and we have been watching Emiliano for months and we got it over the line finally.

"And now we have eight days to go and we don't really know how to cope with this scenario but we have to meet the deadline.

"The bottom line from the Premier League is that you have to meet the deadline like everyone else.”

Sala had been returning to south Wales in a Piper PA-46 Malibu single engine, chartered by agent Mark McKay, in time to train on Tuesday.

Choo added that Cardiff had offered to get Sala on a commercial flight to the UK from Paris but were informed the player had already made travel arrangements.

"We made offers for Emiliano to fly on commercial [flights] from Paris but the player said 'don't worry about that, I have alternative arrangements, I will see you at the [training] ground on Tuesday.

"He requested our club officials pick him up from the airport in Cardiff on Monday night after touchdown at 8.45pm.

"On hindsight, we should have pushed but we had communicated with the player and we had to respect the wishes of the player.

"I think that is very important, we did not want to make the player uncomfortable on any arrangements."

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So it should be. Did we even apply for an extension?

It'd be unfair on other clubs despite our tragedy to take an advantage like that.

March on, continue the search for both Sala, and other targets.

If this happened to any other team?

I think that's the right decision, its tragic and unfortunate but if it was another club I would expect them to stick to the deadline as well.

If this happened to any other team?

Do you know what I think you may be right. Anyhow they said no. I am really worried about the calibre of player we get in now. I.e. rushed decisions.

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I don't think that is a right decision how are you suppossed to conduct transfers, when the people in question we are dealing with are the direct family, it would be a tad insensative, there are diplomatic ways to go about things and the english fa playing hard ball and saying you will just have to move on its not our problem, is totally in my opinion insensative, and i bet if you asked every prem club i am sure they would all understand and agree to an extension because it is such a difficult thing to deal with when there is a loss of life and especially in these circumstances .

I don't think that is a right decision how are you suppossed to conduct transfers, when the people in question we are dealing with are the direct family, it would be a tad insensative, there are diplomatic ways to go about things and the english fa playing hard ball and saying you will just have to move on its not our problem, is totally in my opinion insensative, and i bet if you asked every prem club i am sure they would all understand and agree to an extension because it is such a difficult thing to deal with when there is a loss of life and especially in these circumstances .

We can't do anything in eight days surely?

Logistics of just allowing us an extension though would be a nightmare. Say we decided to put in a bid for 100mil for say mitrovitch. Say Fulham accept. Will they get an extension to sign his replacement? Only way to do it is allow all clubs an extension

I don't think that is a right decision how are you suppossed to conduct transfers, when the people in question we are dealing with are the direct family, it would be a tad insensative, there are diplomatic ways to go about things and the english fa playing hard ball and saying you will just have to move on its not our problem, is totally in my opinion insensative, and i bet if you asked every prem club i am sure they would all understand and agree to an extension because it is such a difficult thing to deal with when there is a loss of life and especially in these circumstances .

Very true. And my thoughts exactly. Can't all the clubs vote on it? We go with the result.

I don't think that is a right decision how are you suppossed to conduct transfers, when the people in question we are dealing with are the direct family, it would be a tad insensative, there are diplomatic ways to go about things and the english fa playing hard ball and saying you will just have to move on its not our problem, is totally in my opinion insensative, and i bet if you asked every prem club i am sure they would all understand and agree to an extension because it is such a difficult thing to deal with when there is a loss of life and especially in these circumstances .

Have to agree 100%. Not sure if we have asked and even that could be seen as insensitive. If they are in a position to - they may be constrained by uefa rules- the Premier League should come straight out and give us an extension without us having to ask. These are extreme circumstances.

It's an outrageous decision and we should Judicially Revue it immediately . We should also do everything to create a public Hoo hah in order to pressurise them to change their position.
The easy answer is to allow Cardiff City ,in these extraordinary circumstances, to register an in named player in their squad until that name is filled in within a reasonable time.
All the more reason then to postpone the Arsenal game

Once the window is shut it’s shut. It’s tragic and unprecedented circumstances but it would be difficult to sign anyone when no one else can as we’d get an unfair advantage.

I am fairly certain that if it was another club it would be same outcome. I am sure there will be sympathy for our situation but they cannot be seen to allow a possible unfair advantage despite it.

FA will not do this, because other club would have complained.

Perhaps one of the big boys can see how unfair this is and loan us one of their starlets?

Very sensitive time for the club and personality wouldn't like to be Mr Choo at present.

Cant see them agreeing to anything but maybe an additional loan signing help. As I said cant see them agreeing to that either.

MR POTATO
we cardiff city are at a disavantage at the moment because circumstances dictate we can not move on at this immediate time and just cut off and sweep under the carpet, i doubt very much anyone has the stomach to start even the procedures all over again at this present moment, i know i would not be able to ,i also should imagine neil will find it diffucult just to take trainning and concentrate on football.

Perhaps one of the big boys can see how unfair this is and loan us one of their starlets?

Very sensitive time for the club and personality wouldn't like to be Mr Choo at present.

I've thought that it would not hurt Man City, Chelsea or whoever to lend us a player who could do with going out on loan in the circumstances, that is our best hope.

It would be a very classy thing to do and show genuine understanding, and great PR for the loaning club.

Thanks to the Premier League for their warm support and consideration to Cardiff City at this tragic time. Mr Choo, Neil the Chairman and support staff are dealing with sensitive issues with the family, their own players etc
What time would they have or interest at this stage to be involved in transfer matters.Disgusting response by the Premier League. We would need support from the other clubs to be given an extension no doubt

Thanks to the Premier League for their warm support and consideration to Cardiff City at this tragic time. Mr Choo, Neil the Chairman and support staff are dealing with sensitive issues with the family, their own players etc
What time would they have or interest at this stage to be involved in transfer matters.Disgusting response by the Premier League. We would need support from the other clubs to be given an extension no doubt

I honestly think some other clubs not all but some are going to think this is not fair on the FA's part.

MR POTATO
we cardiff city are at a disavantage at the moment because circumstances dictate we can not move on at this immediate time and just cut off and sweep under the carpet, i doubt very much anyone has the stomach to start even the procedures all over again at this present moment, i know i would not be able to ,i also should imagine neil will find it diffucult just to take trainning and concentrate on football.

To be honest I am sure Neil and the squad are training and doing their job to the best of their ability in what is a strange and difficult time. No one has said anything about cutting off and sweeping under the carpet. Whether they have the stomach or not remains to be seen. If they haven’t we go with what we got.

It’s very sad two men are missing presumed dead at this stage. However, life goes on, yep it will difficult to bring in new signings if indeed we do, but, I honestly believe the outcome for any other team would be the same. Allowing us to sign after the window allows for an unfair advantage. Our circumstances are unprecedented as I have said.

I don't think that is a right decision how are you suppossed to conduct transfers, when the people in question we are dealing with are the direct family, it would be a tad insensative, there are diplomatic ways to go about things and the english fa playing hard ball and saying you will just have to move on its not our problem, is totally in my opinion insensative, and i bet if you asked every prem club i am sure they would all understand and agree to an extension because it is such a difficult thing to deal with when there is a loss of life and especially in these circumstances .

I agree with every word Monty

UPDATED:

SKY SPORTS:
PREMIER LEAGUE SAY CARDIFF CITY HAVE NOT MADE ANY OFFICIAL REQUEST TO EXTEND TRANSFER DEADLINE

Perhaps one of the big boys can see how unfair this is and loan us one of their starlets?

Very sensitive time for the club and personality wouldn't like to be Mr Choo at present.

I've thought that it would not hurt Man City, Chelsea or whoever to lend us a player who could do with going out on loan in the circumstances, that is our best hope.

It would be a very classy thing to do and show genuine understanding, and great PR for the loaning club.

we already have our 2 loan players.

TO be honest rather than a transfer window extension I would rather be allowed an extra Loan spot. That would actually be more useful to us in the circumstances

Maybe the Premier League could have given us the opportunity to either sign or loan a player who was not included in other clubs 25 man squad, that way if we took a player from another club they would not be wanting to replace that player. Just a thought but didn't think for 1 minute that they would want to help us at this difficult time. Wonder what would have been the reply to Liverpool if the Hillsbrough tragedy had happened now.