Cardiff may be penalized with deduction of points

"Cardiff may be penalized with deduction of points"

"Nantes requires money for Emiliano Sala, but Cardiff do not want to pay before the police investigation is complete."

"According to sportadvokaten Gianpaolo Monteneri can Cardiff be punished with deduction of points if they don't honor the agreement."

"– It is a difficult situation, then we're talking about a human tragedy and a large amount of money, " he says."

"yesterday came the news that Nantes is on the lookout for money for Emiliano Sala."

"The French club believe that Cardiff are going to start installment for the late fotbollstjärnan - whose body was found during the night to Friday - but the Premier League club want to wait. Cardiff want the police and Haverikommissionens finished investigations on Sala's disappearance before they start to pay off the transfer fee (around 150 million)."

"– We must show respect towards the family. It is too early for us to comment, said Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman."

"He also confirmed that the club have now requested money for Sala."

"Could be penalized with deduction of points"

"According to Sky Sports, the Nantes to take legal action if a third of the sum has not been paid within ten days. "

"Now, the sportsadvokaten Gianpaolo Monteneri - who worked for the Fifa Players’ Status Committee between 1997 and 2005 - that the Cardiff action can get sporting consequences."

"– If certain deadlines mentioned in the contract, is not held, it may result in consequences for the club in question. This can be anything from a warning to a points deduction in the league, " says Monteneri to Press Association Sport."

"– It is a difficult situation, then we're talking about a human tragedy and a large amount of money. On the one hand, it is a human issue, and on the other hand, for Nantes, it is an economic issue and a compensation as they can be without."