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Kyril Louis-Dreyfus on the brink of Sunderland takeover as manager Lee Johnson reveals chats with French billionaire-heir as EFL checks enter final stages

Kyril Louis-Dreyfus is on the brink of being confirmed as the new owner of League One Sunderland.

The 23-year-old, who is the heir to the multi-billion pound Louis-Dreyfus Group, looks set to complete his takeover in the imminent future, with the EFL going over the final stages of their fits and proper persons test.

Further evidence of the immediacy of the change at the club was evident in the stands at Shrewsbury Town this week, when Louis-Dreyfus took his seat in the stands to witness first-hand the task he has undertaken.

Kyril Louis-Dreyfus is close to completing his takeover of League One club Sunderland

Sunderland lost 2-1, a result that sees them sat in seventh, outside the play-off places and two points off sixth.