Ellis Short willing to sell Sunderland in cut-price £50m dealEllis Short has had overall control of Sunderland since 2009Sunderland owner Ellis Short would be willing to listen to offers of around £50m for the struggling Championship club, Sky Sports News understands. "Therein lies a problem; obviously Ellis wants to sell the club and they recognise that maybe his love for the club was maybe yesterday." Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Sunderland and Brentford. Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Sunderland and Brentford. Sunderland travel to relegation rivals Bolton on Tuesday night, four points adrift of safety with 14 games of the season remaining.

Source: Sky sports February 20, 2018 12:00 UTC