20 January,2019
Emiliano Sala joined Nantes from Ligue 1 side
Bordeaux in 2015 for just £1m
Cardiff City have signed Nantes' Argentine striker
Emiliano Sala for an undisclosed club-record fee.
The 28-year-old has scored 13 league and cup
goals this season, making him the third top-scorer
in Ligue 1 behind Kylian Mbappe and Nicolas Pepe.
The fee beats the £11m Cardiff paid for Chile
international Gary Medel in 2013.
The move had earlier appeared to have fallen
through, but a deal was confirmed on Saturday
subject to international clearance.
"I'm very happy to be here," said Sala. "It gives me
great pleasure and I can't wait to start training, meet
my new teammates and get down to work."
Speaking after the deal was announced, Cardiff
City's chief executive Ken Choo said: "It's obviously
been a long process to secure the services of
Emiliano.
"But I'm very happy that we are now in a position
whereby we can confirm his signature and officially
announce him as a Cardiff City player.
"I'm sure all Cardiff City fans will join me in that
and we can look forward to seeing our record
signing in a Bluebirds shirt."
Sala becomes Cardiff's second signing of the
January transfer window after Everton striker Oumar
Niasse joined on loan a day earlier.
Goals have been hard to come by for Cardiff this
season. Their tally of 19 is the second lowest in
the division, only bottom of the league Huddersfield
have less (13).
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