Juan Sartori reacts after being confirmed as Sunderland director

Juan Sartori says he believes Sunderland's new regime have the 'skills and willingness' to put the club back where it belongs.
Juan Sartori has been confirmed as a Sunderland directorJuan Sartori has been confirmed as a Sunderland director
Juan Sartori has been confirmed as a Sunderland director

After being granted EFL approval, Sartori has now being confirmed as a Sunderland director and he will attend tomorrow's season opener against Charlton Athletic.

He has bought a 20% stake in the club.

Sartori said: "Football is one of my passions and I always wanted to do something in the sport.

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“We see a lot of potential and all the infrastructure is already here, but something has been missing, otherwise the club wouldn’t be in this situation.

“We think we have the skills, and especially the willingness, to really put the effort and dedication into making this right, and to taking the club back to where we believe it deserves to be.”

Sartori has strong connections with both Stewart Donald and Charlie Methven, with the Uruguayan businessman trying to takeover Oxford United recently.

Donald and Methven believe that Sartori's football connections will be crucial as they aim to achieve their goal of making the Black Cats a stable Premier League side in five years.

Sartori's father-in-law, Dmitry Rybolovlev, is President of Monaco, who have enjoyed spectacular success in recent years.