Football agent Willie McKay arranged for the flight to take Emiliano Sala from Nantes to Cardiff but had no involvement in selecting the plane or pilot.
Guernsey Police have called off the search for Cardiff’s new £15million signing Sala and pilot David Ibbotson after their plane disappeared over the English Channel on Monday evening.
McKay’s son, Mark, was the acting agent for Nantes in a move which made 28-year-old Sala a club-record transfer for Cardiff.