Emiliano Sala: Reaction as Cardiff's record signing goes missing

Summary

Plane carrying Cardiff's record signing Emiliano Sala goes missing
Argentine striker completed a move from French club Nantes on Saturday
The 28-year-old was flying to Wales after saying goodbye to his former team-mates
A number of floating objects have been spotted in the water
Search suspended for the night, Guernsey Police confirm

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Laura Savvas

'Terribly worrying' - Linekerpublished at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2019
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'The last goodbye'published at 12:20 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2019
Having returned to say goodbye to the club and his team-mate, Sala and Nantes tweeted this picture yesterday.
The text translates as 'the last goodbye'.
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Three years, 42 goalspublished at 12:16 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2019
And here's what Emiliano Sala has done in Ligue 1...
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'Let the good Lord bring you back'published at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2019
Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko, who is currently on loan at AC Milan, used to play for Monaco and Rennes so played against Sala in Ligue 1.
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Police update - 'No trace of aircraft, search continues'published at 12:07 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2019
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'Forever Yellow and Green'published at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2019
After completing his signing with Cardiff, Sala returned to Nantes to say farewell to the club and his team-mates.
And the club returned the favour, tweeting this video yesterday of his highlights while playing for Nantes. The text translates as "forever yellow and green".
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Born in Argentina, made in Francepublished at 11:57 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2019
Emiliano Sala was born in Santa Fe, Argentina - but it is in France that he has forged his reputation.
And that reputation was enough to attract the interest of a Premier League side such as Cardiff. Here's more on the 28-year-old striker.
Postpublished at 11:51 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2019
As soon as Emiliano Sala was linked with a move to Cardiff, fans of the Bluebirds must have been checking his background. They would have found that he is one of the top scorers in France with 12 goals from 16 Ligue 1 games.
Sala on joining Cardiff - 'It gives me great pleasure'published at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2019
And here he is speaking about what it meant to complete the signing...
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Sala signed for Cardiff on Saturdaypublished at 11:42 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2019
To recap, the Argentine striker was in Cardiff over the weekend to complete his move to the Bluebirds.
Although the fee was undisclosed, it was confirmed it surpassed the previous club record of £11m that the Bluebirds paid for Chile international Gary Medel in 2013.
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Confirmation that Sala was on boardpublished at 11:36 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2019
The French Civili Aviation authority has just confirmed that Emiliano Sala was one of two people on board the Piper Malibu, which went missing off Alderney in the Channel Islands.
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Plane lost contactpublished at 11:35 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2019
A light aircraft left Nantes at 19:15 last night and had been flying at 5,000ft when it contacted Jersey air traffic control requesting descent, Guernsey Police has said.
The plane lost contact while at 2,300ft.
Sightings of red flares were reported during a lifeboat and helicopter search, but "nothing of significance was found", a Channel Islands Air Search spokeswoman added.
Postpublished at 11:31 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2019
Sad news to report today as a plane carrying Cardiff City's club record signing Emiliano Sala has gone missing.
This is a developing story but I'll give you the details we already have and bring you updates as we get them.