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Sunderland announce takeover deal with 22-year-old Louis-Dreyfus

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Kyril Louis-Dreyfus is the son of a late French tycoon- 22-year-old linked with the takeover of Sunderland [photo courtesy]

League One (third-tier) side Sunderland announced on Thursday that an agreement had been reached for French businessman Kyril Louis-Dreyfus to acquire Stewart Donald's controlling interest in the north-east club.

If approved by the English Football League (EFL), the deal will see 22-year-old Frenchman Louis-Dreyfus become Sunderland club early in the New Year.

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