Sunderland are undoubtedly one of the biggest clubs in the Championship with majority owner Kyril Louis Dreyfus boasting a large personal fortune.
The Black Cats finished a disappointing 16th in the Championship last season after securing a top-six spot the campaign before under Tony Mowbray.
Fans are now eager to see how new head coach Régis Le Bris will fare under Sunderland’s model and whether or not Louis-Dreyfus will loosen the purse strings in the summer transfer market.
But how does the wealth of Sunderland’s majority owner compare to the rest of the Championship ahead of this summer’s transfer window? Here, we take a look:
Fans are now eager to see how new head coach Régis Le Bris will fare under Sunderland’s model and whether or not Louis-Dreyfus will loosen the purse strings in the summer transfer market.
![The Mirror once reported the Venky's Group were worth a whopping £1.56billion.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/11/20/16/26/GettyImages-1786306456.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
13. Blackburn Rovers - Venkys
The Mirror once reported the Venky's Group were worth a whopping £1.56billion. | Getty Images
![According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2019, Stephen Lansdown is worth around £1.72billion. Lansdown co-founded Hargreaves Lansdown, a British financial services firm. The company manages some £50billion in assets.](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/25/8/40/GettyImages-1427951826.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
14. Stephen Lansdown - Bristol City
According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2019, Stephen Lansdown is worth around £1.72billion. Lansdown co-founded Hargreaves Lansdown, a British financial services firm. The company manages some £50billion in assets. | Getty Images
![West Brom chairman Shilen Patel has admitted Albion must spend wisely amid ongoing FFP and PSR struggles. In 2024, his net worth was estimated at $100 million (£79.5 million)](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/17/9/04/GettyImages-2122470868.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
15. Shilen Patel - West Brom
West Brom chairman Shilen Patel has admitted Albion must spend wisely amid ongoing FFP and PSR struggles. In 2024, his net worth was estimated at $100 million (£79.5 million) | Getty Images
![Denise Coates and family were Britain’s third biggest taxpayers last year, handing £375.9m to the Treasury. The Coates family also own Stoke City with Denise said to be worth a whopping £6.7billion.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBlMDg4ODY5LTU5ZmYtNGNmMC05NDE3LWYwZDU0N2NiMjJhMjoyNDU4NjYyYi05Mjc0LTQxZDQtOTIwNS02ZDc3Y2I2MjA4YzM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
16. Denise Coates & family - Stoke City
Denise Coates and family were Britain’s third biggest taxpayers last year, handing £375.9m to the Treasury. The Coates family also own Stoke City with Denise said to be worth a whopping £6.7billion.Photo: Getty