Overview
- The commercial court in Nantes heard arguments on Monday and set 30 March for its decision.
- Cardiff alleges FC Nantes, via agent Willie McKay, helped arrange an illegal private flight and says negligence led to its losses.
- Nantes disputes any fault or causal link, citing the UK conviction of flight organizer David Henderson and noting only Mark McKay was its mandated agent, while seeking €1 million for moral prejudice.
- Cardiff’s claimed damages exceed €120 million based on expert analysis tied to lost revenues, a valuation Nantes’ experts challenged as unrealistic.
- Earlier rulings by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and FIFA confirmed the transfer’s validity and ordered Cardiff to pay about €11 million, without addressing civil liability for the flight.