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Police fear passengers on a plane carrying new Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala which disappeared have a "slim" chance of survival if the aircraft hit water.
Cardiff City's newly-signed striker Sala was on board the light aircraft that went missing while travelling from Nantes to Cardiff on Monday.
A British coastguard rescue helicopter and crews from Alderney and Guernsey RNLI joined the search in the area around the island's lighthouse.
They searched throughout Monday but stopped after sunset and will resume operations on Tuesday morning.
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Another of Sala's former clubs, US Orleans, has tweeted their best wishes for the striker and the pilot, both of whom are still missing.
"Sad news this morning, all our thoughts go to the relatives of @EmilianoSala1 and to the relatives of the pilot," the club's official account tweeted.
Cardiff chairman "concerned by latest news"
Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman told the Mirror: "We are very concerned by the latest news that a light aircraft lost contact over the Channel last night.
"We are awaiting confirmation before we can say anything further. We are very concerned for the safety of Emiliano Sala."
The new £15m Cardiff City signing feared dead in missing plane searchArgentine striker Emiliano Sala was due to arrive in the UK on a record deal for Cardiff City FC after spending years playing for French clubs. The 28-year-old signed just four days ago to join the Welsh side from French club Nantes for £15 million. The fee for the former Bordeaux and Caen forward was a record for Cardiff City, knocking the £11 million paid to Sevilla for Chile midfielder Gary Medel off the top spot.
Sala's former club, Chamois Niortais FC, has tweeted that the whole team is thinking of the missing player as the search continues.
"Tell us it's a joke... Emi.... All the @TeamChamois thinking of you," tweeted the clubs's official account.
The approximate route the Piper was following from Nantes to Cardiff
Police on Guernsey said the search for the plane resumed at 8am on Tuesday, adding: "At this time no trace of the missing aircraft had been found."
The search had been called off at 2am "due to strengthening winds, worsening sea conditions and reducing visibility".
Police said in a statement that the aircraft left Nantes at 1915 for Cardiff and was flying at 5,000 feet.
The statement added: "The aircraft on passing Guernsey requested descent. Jersey ATC (air traffic control) lost contact whilst it was flying at 2,300 feet."
Contact was lost with the plane near the Casquets lighthouse off Alderney
Former colleagues express concern for Sala
Amine Harit, a Moroccan footballer who played with Sala at Nantes before joining German side FC Schalke in 2017, suggested he was praying for the missing player in a tweet.
He wrote simply "Emi.." followed by a string of praying hands and crying emojis.
Nantes forward Randal Kolo-Muani retweeted Harit's message on his personal account.
Here's our main piece on this:
Cardiff City's new £15m striker was on board plane that went missingA light plane with new Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala on board has disappeared in the English Channel while travelling from France to Wales. The 28-year-old Argentine was on his way to meet his new colleagues at Cardiff City after signing for the club last week in a £15 million deal. He was travelling back to Wales from Nantes in Brittany after signing with the Welsh club.
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