Mel Morris has made no secret of the fact that he has been on the lookout for new investment in Derby County for some time now.
The Rams owner and chairman has been exploring his options for the past year or so, and is believed to have attracted interest from Europe, the United States, Canada and the Far East at various points along the way.
We reported in March that there was understood to be three separate parties interested in providing either part or full investment in the club.
Nothing came of that at the time but Morris has remained open to offers.
Indeed, reports on Saturday night suggested an American consortium had seen a £50 million offer rejected, with Morris said to be holding out for an extra £10m according to The Sun.
They also claim the group even flew into the UK to finalise a deal.
Last week the club announced that John Kirkland and David Williams have stepped down from the board of directors - partly to pave the way for potential new investors.
Nothing further has been confirmed on the investment front at the time of writing - but here's what Morris told us on the matter in July...
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"We've never been aggressive in trying to find investment," he said.
"We've said to people that we're open to offers to come in and invest.
"That's a tough decision for us, because we're building something here and therefore we have to have someone who wants to come and support that, or if someone wanted to take me out of that, someone who is going to continue that.
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"It's important not just to me but to the fanbase, and it's also important to the rest of the players and staff here, so we've got to be mindful of that.
"That makes it very much harder to do. You can't go out with a shopping list and say: 'Who might do this?'
"So you have lots of enquiries and they continue to come in. Some you think, that wouldn't fit at all, and others you have slow conversations, and if someone's interest is still around after three months of talking, then that's a better one to look at than someone who wants to come in and go exclusive in a week and then you find it all falls apart after you've done the deal.
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"So I think we've got to be very careful about how we do that - but we continue to be open to discussion."
Morris did admit he would be reluctant to step aside entirely from his hometown team - but would be prepared to do so if it was in the best interests of the club.
He added: "Some of the discussions we've had over the last year, people have said: 'We'd like to buy it all but we'd like you to stay'.
"Firstly, I always would like to be associated with this club and involved with this club.
"Therefore, that's something I would factor in very heavily in terms of someone looking to do something with us.
"That's not to say I would stand in the way of someone if I could see they could do a better job and had more money. I'd be prepared to stand aside for that.
"I would be reluctant to do so but if it was the right deal for the club, I would do it.
"The club's interests are more important than my own."
Derby previously had American owners when United States-based General Sports and Entertainment bought the club in January 2008.
Morris was named as co-lead investor and director, taking up a significant minority shareholding in May 2014, before buying the club outright in September 2015 for an undisclosed sum, believed to be around £50m.
He has invested significantly more since then, though the club has not managed to get back in the Premier League to date, despite going close on several occasions.
The Rams are now in their 12th consecutive season in the Championship, having lost the play-off final to Aston Villa at Wembley in May.
"Of course, I would like to see it through," Morris said. "The emotion and 'sweat equity' I have put into this club is incredible."