'They didn't want to come in after what's happened': Neil Warnock admits players turned down Cardiff City on deadline day due to Emiliano Sala's disappearance Cardiff City broke club record fee with £15m capture of Emiliano Sala But striker's plane went missing over English Channel on his way to the club Premier League strugglers failed to find a replacement striker on deadline day By Pa Reporter Published: 12:24 GMT, 1 February 2019 | Updated: 12:24 GMT, 1 February 2019 Viewcomments Neil Warnock says some players did not want to join Cardiff on transfer deadline day because of the disappearance of Emiliano Sala. Sala and pilot David Ibbotson remain missing after the Piper Malibu plane carrying them over the English Channel disappeared on January 21, two days after the Argentinian striker completed a club-record £15million move to Cardiff. 'One or two of the strikers we were talking about didn't really want to come in the circumstances,' Cardiff manager Warnock said ahead of Saturday's Premier League home game against Bournemouth. Manager Neil Warnock has admitted two strikers turned down a deadline day move to Cardiff Emiliano Sala, £15million signing from Nantes, has been missing since his plane flying to Cardiff City disappeared over the English Channel during the transfer window 'They didn't want to come in after what's happened. So it's been a very difficult window.' Cardiff did recruit Reading's Leandro Bacuna on Thursday, with the Curacao full-back or midfielder joining for around £3million. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility