- Owner Stewart Donald to retain 15% of his shares
- Director Juan Sartori part of new consortium
The Sunderland owner, Stewart Donald, has agreed a deal to sell the club to a consortium led by minority shareholder Juan Sartori and Kyril Louis-Dreyfus – the 22-year-old son of former Marseille owner Robert – but looks set to retain 15% of his shares.
Donald has been actively trying to sell Sunderland since the start of the year and entered into an exclusivity period with an anonymous buyer a few weeks ago. The Guardian can reveal that Sartori – the Uruguayan businessman and politician who currently owns 20% of the club and sits on the board – is behind the move to bring in Louis-Dreyfus having made contact with him six months ago about the possibility of acquiring a majority stake.
Written by Exclusive by Ed Aarons and Louise Taylor
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/nov/13/sunderland-agree-takeover-deal-with-22-year-old-louis-dreyfus-heir under the title “Sunderland agree takeover deal with 22-year-old Louis-Dreyfus heir”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
