On December 11th, we carried a report from France Football, who claimed that Nantes’ Emiliano Sala was attracting interest from the Premier League.
He was on the radar of Cardiff City, Fulham, West Ham United, Crystal Palace and Southampton, with the Bluebirds ahead of other clubs in the race to sign the forward.
The Ligue 1 side signed the Argentine from Bordeaux in 2015 and as a part of the deal, Nantes have to pay 50 percent of the future transfer fee to the player’s former club.
Neil Warnock’s side were negotiating for with the French outfit for the 28-year-old and after defeat against Manchester United, the Welsh club’s manager admitted their initial offer was rejected by the attacker’s employer.
Nantes negotiated ‘discreetly’ for the player’s transfer for €25m in January, but the South American forward is not keen on joining the club that’s 17th in the league table.
Cardiff now will have to look elsewhere in the winter market.
