Derby County are set to become the latest Premier League club to be taken over by an American consortium.
The Rams, who are bottom of the table, will make an announcement on Monday.
BBC Sport understands the new owners will put a significant amount of money into the club, which is seen as a long-term deal.
“This will establish Derby’s brand worldwide through alliances with sports teams in USA, the far east and Africa,” said Derby chairman Adam Pearson.
Pearson has been working on the multi-million pound deal since he took charge of the Rams at the end of October.
In a statement to be published in Saturday’s matchday programme notes for the FA Cup fourth-round clash with Preston, he added: “The key aim is to continue to build the infrastructure of the club at Pride Park and obviously develop a squad which is renowned as a Premier League force.
“This will add new financial firepower to the squad.”
It is believed the successful consortium is drawn from investors with wide and varied experience of American football, baseball and basketball.
But BBC Sport’s Pat Murphy says it is not Shamrock Holdings, the American company run by Roy Disney, nephew of Walt, as was rumoured recently.
The group will not take on the club’s 25m debt, but there will be a “reassuring” amount available for boss Paul Jewell to spend on players in the summer.
Jewell was aware of the likely takeover when he joined the club in December and he is believed to have met with the consortium.
Derby are now the fourth Premier League club in American hands, along with Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa.
“I understand the new owners are definitely looking to model themselves on the way Randy Lerner has transformed Aston Villa,” Murphy told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“They’re not going to align themselves with the way the Glazer family runs Manchester United and messrs Hick and Gillett run Liverpool.
“The hope is this will end years of uncertainty at Derby County.”
Derby have endured a torrid ride since returning to the top flight as they have won just one of their 23 league games this season.
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