MORE THAN A PLAYER

Midnight.

The silence in the streets of Nantes contrasts with the sea of ​​people, flares and chants that combine in the main square.

An amateur raises an Argentine flag while chanting the name of the striker who for many years gave him the goal cry, happiness on the pitch: Emiliano Sala.

"You are more than a joueur". You are more than a player.

Days before, Sala embarked on a new adventure not far from the French brittany, crossing the English Channel: the Cardiff would be his new home, and he, the most expensive reinforcement in the history of the club.

"I can not wait to start training" were the words he gave in his presentation with the team from the Welsh capital.

Like on the Place Royal, it's not a common night outside of Cardiff City Stadium. Veils, flowers, blankets and messages flood the outskirts of the site.

In the background, the motto of the club, the motto of a hobby that was enough for a moment to adopt an Argentine boy who dreamed of breaking the opposite networks: we are one, we are bluebirds.

Nantes and Cardiff, cities on which a bridge built by the love of two hobbies has been built by its player, by one of its own.

A bridge called Emiliano Sala. And yes, Emiliano, you are more than a player.