The Championship opponents of Sunderland begin ‘£104 million’ in court cases five years after the catastrophe.

Sunderland’s competitors in the Championship, Cardiff City, have initiated legal action against French club Nantes. Cardiff City lodged a formal complaint in a French court, asserting losses exceeding £100m stemming from a disagreement related to the unfortunate passing of Emiliano Sala in a plane accident in January 2019.

Following an “extensive examination” conducted by a legal specialist, the attorney for the Welsh club, Celine Jones, disclosed an estimated amount of 120.2 million euros (£104 million). Nantes has until September 23 to provide a response, as stated by Jones, who also mentioned that the analysis has been submitted to the Nantes Commercial Court in western France.

Lawyers Jerome Marsaudon and Louis-Marie Absil, representing Nantes, stated, “We’ll take the time to study these new voluminous documents and these figures.”

To watch more videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276, visit Shots! Sunderland’s Championship rivals, Cardiff City, have initiated legal action against French club Nantes, claiming losses exceeding £100m due to a dispute over the tragic death of Emiliano Sala in a plane crash in January 2019. After an “in-depth analysis” by a legal expert, Cardiff City’s lawyer, Celine Jones, estimated the losses at 120.2 million euros (£104 million). Nantes has until September 23 to respond to the complaint, as stated by Jones, who filed the analysis at the Nantes Commercial Court in western France. Lawyers Jerome Marsaudon and Louis-Marie Absil, representing Nantes, stated they would take the time to study the new documents and figures. Sala, aged 28 at the time of his death, along with pilot David Ibbotson, died in the plane crash on January 21, 2019. The Argentinian striker was en route from France to south Wales to finalize a £15 million transfer to Cardiff City, then a Premier League club, from Nantes.