Storey group make £42m bid for Sunderland

SUNDERLAND’S ownership group have been offered £42million to sell the club, Sportsmail can reveal. A consortium fronted by William Storey, who failed in an attempt to buy the club in 2020, is proposing to buy out the current owners. Sunderland face Sheffield Wednesday in the League One play-off semi-final first leg at the Stadium of Light tonight. The consortium are keen to force the issue and if promotion is not secured, they believe their hand will be strengthened. Sunderland’s ownership group includes Kyril Louis-Dreyfus — son of French billionaire Robert LouisDreyfus — holding a 41 per cent stake, Stewart Donald (34 per cent), Juan Sartori (20 per cent) and Charlie Methven (five per cent). Sources close to the bid insist there is interest in the offer among the club’s owners. But chairman Louis-Dreyfus is not one of them and remains committed to Sunderland regardless of which league they play in next season, according to a statement issued to Sportsmail by the Black Cats. HEADERS from Ryan Tafazolli and Sam Vokes earned Wycombe a 2-0 win over MK Dons in last night’s play-off semi-final first leg. Dons’ Josh McEachran was sent off.