We invite you to learn about the 22-year-old who reached an agreement to become Sunderland’s majority shareholder
The A teamFC Sunderland from League One (England’s Third Division announced that Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, 22, reached an agreement with Stewart Donald to acquire a majority stake in the club.
Via his official Twitter account, Sunderland shared with his followers the arrival of the new owner and although the operation has yet to be approved by the EFL (English Football League), it is expected that Louis-Dreyfus become the team’s new shareholder early next year.
About that Kyril Louis-DreyfusThe young businessman is the son of Robert Louis-Dreyfus, who served as Adidas CEO and was also the main shareholder of Marseille in Ligue 1, according to the English newspaper Chronichle Live.
After his father’s death in 2009, Kyril inherited a third of his father’s fortune and, according to the aforementioned media, the 22-year-old has a $ 2,700 million trust in charge of his mother, Margarita Bogdanova. who, according to Forbes, is the richest Russian businesswoman in the world with an estimated net worth of five billion dollars.
Kyril Louis-Dreyfus published a statement on what it means to become a majority shareholder and pointed out that based on hard work and an intelligent strategist, the staff will be able to return to the Eredivisie.
“We respectfully await EFL approval for this transaction. However, it would be remiss at this point not to stress what a tremendous honor it would be for me to be involved in such a historic club, in a city known for its rich football culture dating back to 1879. Many will be on be aware of my connections with the industry and through acquisition Sunderland AFCI understand the responsibility assigned to me as responsible for the future of the club, ”he said.