FIFA gamers are attempting to make an in-game profit with new Cardiff striker Emiliano Sala feared dead after his plane went missing overnight.

They are attempting to sell their Sala cards on FIFA's Ultimate Team for up to 10 times their original value.

Sala Ultimate Team cards, which were selling for around 800 coins before the incident, were suddenly listed for 10,000 coins on Tuesday morning.

FIFA gamers are attempting to make an in-game profit on missing Cardiff striker Emiliano Sala

The method has drawn huge criticism from the wider FIFA gaming community

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It appears that the relisting of Sala for huge profit is not an isolated incident, with FIFA gamers having previously done something similar when Fabrice Muamba collapsed in 2012.

If the worst news is confirmed then Sala will be removed from the game, therefore making his card more vaulable and almost akin to a collector's edition, hence his price has sky-rocketed.

The shameful method has drawn huge criticism from the wider FIFA gaming community.

@ricky_schiavon tweeted: 'The price of Emiliano Sala card is rising up too fast in #FIFA19 and #fifamobile. To Be honest, that's a shame. Remove his card from AH for respect of a tragedy. @EAFIFAMOBILE @EASPORTSFIFA'

SALA FACTFILE AGE: 28 HOMETOWN: Cululu las Colonias, Argentina POSITION: Striker CAREER TIMELINE 2011-2015 - Bordeaux 2012-13 - US Orleans (loan) 2013-14 - Niort (loan) 2015 - Caen (loan) 2015-19 - Nantes 2019 - Cardiff Advertisement

Saad Berrada added: 'Hello can you ban every single player who is trading with Emiliano Sala card. Guys like this don’t deserve to play FUT.'

Ron Squire wrote: 'so Cardiff's record signing in Emiliano Sala is missing and already nearly everyone on FIFA is selling him off for profit.......God....why did you put me on this earth, please dearly get back to me.'

There is 'genuine concern' surrounding Argentine star Sala, who was unveiled by Cardiff at the weekend after completing his £15m transfer.

He was flying back to Wales from Nantes - where he had gone to say goodbye to his former team-mates - and it has been confirmed he was onboard a plane that went missing over the English channel on Monday night.

Sala was on a flight that went missing over the Channel on way back to Wales from Nantes

The Argentine striker was unveiled on Saturday after completing his £15m Cardiff move

On Tuesday French police and the country's civil aviation authority confirmed the striker, who only completed his move to Wales last weekend, was on the Piper Malibu, which disappeared from radar the previous night.

Authorities on Guernsey said the search for the plane resumed at 8am on Tuesday, adding: 'At this time no trace of the missing aircraft had been found.'

The search had been called off at 2am 'due to strengthening winds, worsening sea conditions and reducing visibility.