Cardiff City establish Emiliano Sala Memorial Trust
Emiliano Sala also played for Bordeaux prior to his move to Nantes in 2010
Cardiff City have set up a trust in the name of Emiliano Sala to support his family and fund footballing projects in his memory.
The Welsh club are still fighting their case against payment of the £15m transfer fee agreed with Nantes, a year on from the deaths of the Argentine striker and pilot David Ibbotson.
Earlier this week Cardiff submitted a file to French prosecutors they claim contained "sufficient evidence of wrongdoing" on Nantes' behalf regarding the transfer.
Now the Bluebirds say they will invest a "substantial amount of money" into the Emiliano Sala Memorial Trust.
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The trust, launched in conjunction with the Sala family's lawyers, will see Cardiff donate money to support the family and grassroots football projects in his memory.
Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman has called on "the football world" to join the Bluebirds in donating to the fund, which will be controlled by independent trustees.
"We have always wanted to do something for him and the family," said Dalman.
"I had been on about this for a year. The club have put in a substantial amount of money.
"We would like to see Nantes match the amount of money.
"We would invite the football world, even the whole world, to make a contribution."
More to follow.
Source: bbc.com
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