Kyril Louis-Dreyfus says Sunderland have improved 'exponentially' during his time in charge - but admits the club is still 'very, very far off' where he feels it should be. Swiss billionaire heir Louis-Dreyfus is approaching the two-year anniversary of the day he bought into the club and took over as chairman in February 2021, before going on to take a majority shareholding this summer.
Under his direction, the club has adopted a sporting director/head coach structure and the Black Cats went on to win promotion from League One back to the Championship in his first full season in charge, ending their four-year stay in the third tier. And Sunderland have gone on to make an impressive return to the Championship, sitting in midtable as the season reaches its halfway point this weekend.
Louis-Dreyfus is pleased with the progress the club has made under his reign but says they still have some way to go as they look to put in place the fundamentals that will underpin a sustained bid to win back the place in the Premier League that Sunderland lost back in 2017. "We've seen that no matter how much you spend it is never easy to bring in ten or 12 new players, find the right blend, and immediately start winning," said Louis-Dreyfus, speaking before last night's defeat against West Bromwich Albion in what was his first interview with local media since he arrived on Wearside.
