Derby County are to announce at a press conference on Monday that the club have been taken over by new American owners.
Rams chairman Adam Pearson has been searching for new investment since his appointment in October and a takeover of the club has now been completed.
The new owners have not been named, but it has been reported that Derby have been negotiating with a sports management company which is heavily involved in a number of American sports.
A statement on Derby's official website said: "Derby County football club is to make a positive announcement on the club's future at a press conference to be held at Pride Park this coming Monday."
And in a statement to be published in Saturday's matchday programme for the FA Cup fourth round clash with Preston, Pearson is set to announce that it is hoped the new investment will convert Derby to a worldwide brand.
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"This new investment will establish the Derby County brand worldwide through successful alliances with sporting teams in the USA, the Far East and Africa," Pearson said.
"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."
Derby become the latest Premier League side to come under American ownership.
The Glazer family were the first Americans to take charge of a top-flight side after completing a takeover of Manchester United in 2005.
Liverpool owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks also hail from across the Atlantic, while Aston Villa are owned by American Randy Lerner.