Cardiff players afraid to fly after Emiliano Sala disappearance, says Sol Bamba
Some Cardiff players are afraid to fly following the disappearance of Emiliano Sala, Sol Bamba has admitted.Sala, who joined the Bluebirds in a club-record 15million deal from Nantes less than two weeks ago, and pilot David Ibbotson were on board an aircraft that went missing over the Channel Islands on January 21.Cardiff fans paid tribute to Emiliano Sala at the Emirates on Tuesdaygetty3
Cardiff fans paid tribute to Emiliano Sala at the Emirates on Tuesday
And Cardiff played their first game since the Argentine strikers disappearance on Tuesday night, but they were on the end of a 2-1 defeat at Arsenal.“It is a very unusual situation, a big tragedy,” Bluebirds defender Bamba said.“We have all been affected by it, the lads, the city, the whole club.“We have had some help. We travel by plane and some of the lads have been thinking, ‘I don’t want to go on it anymore.’“It was that deep, the gaffer (Neil Warnock) has been good and the club have been good in terms of bringing someone in to talk to if we need to.Sala was listed in Cardiff’s squad in Arsenal’s matchday programme, with the image of a daffodil next to his name3
Sala was listed in Cardiff’s squad in Arsenal’s matchday programme, with the image of a daffodil next to his name
“And I think some of the lads do, they need to get it out.Bamba had spoken to Sala to try to convince the 28-year-old to join the Welsh club.The big-money move was only completed little more than 48 hours before Sala’s disappearance, with the player returning to France to say goodbye to his Nantes team-mates.“I knew Emiliano personally as I have a connection to him through my agent,” Bamba said.Sol Bamba talked to Emiliano Sala before his 15million move to Cardiff3
Sol Bamba talked to Emiliano Sala before his 15million move to Cardiff
“He came to the club to visit the stadium and training ground and had been talking to the lads to say ‘hello’.“So he was definitely a part of us and we feel like we are missing him.“I spoke to him in the lead-up to him signing, he asked me about the club, about the dressing room, is he going to fit into the team, what the gaffer is like. “He asked about the city and obviously I only said good things. He was looking forward to it.“But it is not just me finding it difficult, even though I had a personal connection to him.“I don’t feel more sad than the other lads, everyone feels sad, the whole club.“The whole community is sad, the fans never met him, but what they did for him was remarkable, we will never forget that.”

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