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29th April 2018
02:06pm BST

"The club would like to place on record its sincere thanks to Chris and Kit for their tireless efforts in what has been a hugely disappointing season for everyone involved with the club."The club then issued another statement, detailing that Short has agreed to sell the club to "an international consortium of football investors." The deal is still subject to approval from the English Football League, and will ownership pass over to a group led by Stewart Donald, chairman of Eastleigh FC. Announcing the news, Ellis Short said: "It is no secret that I have been trying to sell Sunderland, but I have waited until the right group came along, that have the experiences, finances and plan to take this great club back to where it deserves to be." Stewart Donald said: "All of us involved in this bid believe that Sunderland represents an extraordinary opportunity." https://twitter.com/SunderlandAFC/status/990563001441968129
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