Sala pilot campaign given boost

MORE THAN £120,000 has been raised by a campaign to restart the search for the pilot of the plane carrying Cardiff City’s £15m signing Emiliano Sala thanks to donations by Gary Lineker and Kylian Mbappe.

A page raising funds to continue the search for David Ibbotson, of Lincolnshire, who was flying the plane carrying the footballer when it crashed in the English Channel, was set up on Friday and last night stood at £125,000. A donation by Gary Lineker of £1,000 is registered. A £27,000 donation by Paris St Germain player Kylian Mbappe is also registered.