Putting the legal and moral aspects to one side, this seems very short-sighted by Cardiff.
They will want to buy again at some point, there will of course be clubs willing to take their money but Cardiff may have made it difficult for themselves here.
I don't see how. Will a club or player think twice about signing in case the player dies and they won't get paid? Contracts are huge, they cover every eventuality and some. What is the point in having a contract otherwise? There must be a part of it that Cardiff feel hasn't been completed. They can't just pay that much money out of sentiment. It's the horrible side to a tragedy that needs to get sorted and may not feel comfortable with many people