Walt Disney Group is said to be in talks to take over English Premier League club Derby County.
According to UK press reports, Roy Disney, the company chairman is negotiating a deal for a consortium of financial institutions to take a controlling shareholding in the club.
If any deal goes ahead, Derby would become the fourth club to be bought by American owners following in the footsteps of Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa.
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