Plane carrying new Cardiff City signing Emiliano Sala missing over English Channel

The French civil aviation authority confirmed on Tuesday that Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala was on board a small passenger plane that went missing off the coast of the island of Guernsey.

French and British maritime authorities were searching the English Channel for the plane.

Guernsey police said the flight left on Monday evening from Nantes en route to Wales with two people on it.

The search resumed on Tuesday morning and no trace had been found. The French regional maritime authority sent a search helicopter.

The 28-year-old Sala, who has been playing for French club Nantes, signed for Premier League team Cardiff on Friday for a club record fee.

Authorities said the Piper Malibu went missing near the Casquets lighthouse.