Emiliano Sala. [Source: Google}

Wreckage from a plane carrying Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala has been discovered in the English Channel.

The Piper Malibu aircraft went missing on the 21st of January on its way from Nantes, France to Cardiff, with the Argentine striker and pilot David Ibbotson on board.

David Mearns, who directed a privately-funded search operation on behalf of the Sala family, says the wreckage was located this morning off Guernsey.

The Air Accident Investigation Branch are at the site to recover the plane.