Some players reluctant to join Cardiff after Sala disappearance

Some players reluctant to join Cardiff after Sala disappearance

by Joseph Anthony
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General view of tributes left outside the Cardiff City Stadium for Emiliano Sala

Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock said some players did not want to join the Welsh club in the January transfer window after new signing Emiliano Salaโ€™s flight disappeared over the English Channel last week.


Cardiffโ€™s 28-year-old record signing Sala was en route from Nantes with pilot David Ibbotson when his plane disappeared on Jan. 21. He is yet to be found.

Speaking ahead of Saturdayโ€™s Premier League encounter with Bournemouth, Warnock described the January transfer window as โ€œdifficultโ€ in the tragic circumstances.

โ€œOne or two of the strikers we were talking about did not really want to come in the circumstances,โ€ Warnock told a news conference on Friday.

โ€œThey didnโ€™t want to come in after whatโ€™s happened. So itโ€™s been a very difficult window.โ€


Cardiff managed to sign Leandro Bacuna from Reading on Thursdayโ€™s transfer deadline day and Warnock said he was pleased with what the Curacao international could offer.

โ€œWe were fortunate we managed to get Bacuna over the line. Heโ€™s a player I like and Iโ€™ve watched over the last three years,โ€ Warnock added.

โ€œHe can play wherever the need is. Iโ€™ve seen him at right back, left back playing in central midfield and also on the right wing. Heโ€™s versatile.โ€

Cardiff are 18th in the table with 19 points from 24 games.

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