According to L’Equipe, ex-agent Mark McKay, who was mandated by FC Nantes to transfer Emiliano Sala, claimed and obtained his commission on the sale of the Argentinian to Cardiff.
It’s hard to be more cynical. According to information this Thursday from L’Equipe, former agent Mark McKay, who had been mandated by FC Nantes to sell Emiliano Sala across the Channel, claimed his commission on the transfer of the Argentinian, who tragically disappeared at the start of 2019 in the crash of his plane, two days after being recruited by Cardiff City for a check for 17 million euros.
He got a commission of 1.7 million euros
A commission estimated at 10% of the transaction carried out at the time, or 1.7 million euros. Mark McKay, one of the sons of the famous Scottish agent Willie McKay, also charged the Canaries a “penalty” of 85,000 euros due to the delay in payment, Cardiff having refused to pay the transfer amount. Nantes had no choice but to settle the commission, which was done in the summer of 2023, but did not pay the penalties. L’Equipe specifies that another commission was planned for Meïssa N’Diaye, Sala’s agent, but the latter indicated that he had never requested this payment.
The player, aged 28, died on January 21, 2019 in a plane crash over the English Channel while joining his new club. The body of the former Bordeaux player, whose disappearance had shocked the world of football, was found in the wreckage of the aircraft more than two weeks after the accident, at a depth of 67 meters. In this case, Nantes and Cardiff have been engaged in a relentless legal battle. According to L’Equipe, the Welsh club continues to claim more than 120 million euros from the FCN.
