Further tragedy has struck the family of the late footballer Emiliano Sala.

The player's father, Horacio Sala, has sadly passed away from a heart attack in the Argentinian town of Progreso, three months after his son was lost at sea.  He was 58.

Emiliano Sala's plane crashed en route to Cardiff over the English Channel in January.  He had just completed a £15 million transfer from Nantes to the Welsh club.

The local mayor of Sala's home town in Argentina, Julio Muller, said:

"Today we woke up again with sad news in Progreso.  2019 has been very hard on us.

"Since we live 4 blocks away, I got there almost immediately.  The ambulance was already there.  But the paramedics couldn't do anything about it.

"Horacio had cardiac problems, but in the last few days he had been fine, so this is really shocking.  I ran into him yesterday and we said hello.  I think Horacio couldn't get over what happened to Emi.  Every news he heard about the investigation was really tough for him."

Emiliano Sala's remains were discovered on the 6th of February following a private search.