Tuesday briefing: Norwich City owners reach agreement for Mark Attanasio to gain majority control

Norwich City joint majority shareholder Mark Attanasio has reached an agreement to gain control of the EFL Championship club by increasing the stake held by his group Norfolk FB Holdings to around 85 per cent.

In a statement, the club said that under the agreement longtime owners Delia Smith and husband Michael Wynn Jones will cut their shareholding in the club to 10 per cent and step down as directors next year.

Attanasio, who owns the MLB team Milwaukee Brewers, first invested i