This nine-part podcast from the BBC lies somewhere between an examination of a tragedy and an investigation into whether it could have been prevented. Argentinian footballer Emiliano Sala was 28, in the middle of a glittering career as Nantes’ star striker, when a transfer was brokered for him to be bought by Cardiff City, where he would play in the Premier League. He never arrived at the training ground.

Having been flown back to Nantes after his Cardiff medical, to say goodbye to friends, Sala boarded a light aircraft bound for Cardiff. The plane disappeared off the coast of the Channel Islands and was later found to have crashed. Helmed by presenter Kayley Thomas, Transfer takes its time with the story, allowing the panic and grief of Sala’s relatives to unfold in episode one, as the focus is on the search for this missing aircraft.

Later episodes address the people involved in putting Sala on the flight, from Cardiff City who allegedly failed to make transport arrangements, to the man who stepped in to book the plane, to the pilot who was not qualified to fly at night. It doesn’t (yet) point any fingers, nor does it let anyone off the hook for a tragedy that leaves an empty space in the hearts of football fans.

New episodes available on BBC Sounds every Wednesday.