Emiliano Sala did NOT want to join Cardiff City,

Emiliano Sala did NOT want to join Cardiff City, heartbreaking WhatsApp messages show. 

Messages from Emiliano Sala before he died reveal he had reservations about joining Cardiff City, it has emerged.

Heartbreaking audio WhatsApp messages from the Argentine striker were aired on French television in which the former Nantes footballer tells a friend he did not want to join the Bluebirds.

Sala was tragically killed when the Piper Malibu plane he and pilot David Ibbotson were flying in crashed into the English Channel while flying from France to Cardiff. 

It came just two days after Sala had been unveiled as the Bluebirds' record £15million signing.

Sala's body was recovered from the underwater plane wreckage on February 6 following an extensive search but pilot David Ibbotson, 59, of Crowle, Lincolnshire, has not been found.

Now, a WhatApp message sent by Sala to a friend on January 6 was released on Wednesday night's L’Équipe Enquete documentary, Mirror Online reports.

They show that the Argentine - despite admitting it was a good offer financially - was not keen on joining the Bluebirds.

"Last night, I sent a message to Meïssa [N'diaye, Sala's agent], he called me a few hours later," Sala said.

"So we had discussions and he told me the last night Franck Kita [son of Nantes owner Waldemar] sent him a message to talk, so he called him. They spoke. And, they want to sell me.

"So, there is the offer from Cardiff today. On their side, they have negotiated to get a lot of money. So they absolutely want me to go there.

SOURCE: walesonline