Sunderland shareholder Sartori increases his stake in AS Monaco

Sunderland shareholder Juan Sartori has increased his involvement with French club AS Monaco following the resignation of another prominent board member.

Sartori, who has a 30% stake in Sunderland, was appointed vice-president of Monaco in November 2021 and has served on the club's board of directors since.

The Uruguayan’s fatherin-law, Dmitry Rybolovlev, is president of the French club, who sat third in Ligue 1 behind PSG and Marseille, after 25 league games.

Following the resignation of Oleg Petrov from Monaco’s board of directors and as the club’s representative on the ECA (European Club Association), Sartori will now perform the European role in his capacity as vice-chairman.

Rybolovlev’s daughter and Sartori’s wife, Ekaterina Sartori Rybolovleva, has also been a Monaco board member for almost 12 years, and has been elected to join her husband as vice-president.

Sartori became a 20% shareholder at Sunderland in 2018 under the former Madrox regime.

The Uruguayan initially stepped down as a director at the club after Kyril Louis-Dreyfus bought a majority shareholding in 2021, but returned when a new board was appointed.

Sartori then increased his stake in Sunderland last summer, along with LouisDreyfus, following the club’s promotion from League One.

The deal saw Louis-Dreyfus increase his majority shareholding to 51%, with Sartori now owning 30% and former owner Stewart Donald retaining the final 19% (down from 34%).

Sartori has visited the Stadium of Light on a semiregular basis over the past few seasons while involved at Sunderland, with sources close to Louis-Dreyfus previously pointing out the Uruguayan should be viewed as an ally of the chairman.

*Sunderland’s Championship trip to Burnley has been brought forward to Friday, March 31 for live television broadcast, with the game at Turf Moor set to kick off at 8pm.

The home match against Hull City on Friday, April 7 has also been moved but will still take place on the same day at the later time of 5:30pm.

The Black Cats’ long trip to Cardiff City on Easter Monday will remain a 3pm kick-off.