PRESTON are a takeover target for a mystery Miami-based group who want to buy the traditional Lancashire outfit.
Since the death of their long-term backer Trevor Hemmings in 2021, the Championship club have been under the stewardship of his family.
North End own their modern ground and also have a top training facility.
The valuation may be around £50million, which is higher than the Americans want to pay.
If it falls down, the group have two other clubs on their radar, both at the right price.
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The likes of Wrexham, Leeds and Birmingham have all had celebrity investment from new owners in recent years - with Ryan Reynolds, Russell Crowe and Tom Brady getting involved in the EFL clubs.
Preston, currently tenth, are set to finish this season in mid-table.
And that will guarantee them a tenth successive campaign in the Championship since their play-off promotion from League One in 2015.
They face leaders Leicester at Deepdale on Monday night before completing their season with a trip to West Brom.
The Foxes' promotion was secured on Friday night when QPR thrashed Leeds 4-0 - prompting another famous house party for the Leicester players.
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West Brom, meanwhile, are desperate to cling on to a play-off spot.
North End were a founding member of the Football League in the 1880s.
The Lilywhites won the First Division in 1889 and 1890 - securing a league and FA Cup double in the first of those years.
They added their second FA Cup in 1938 before losing the 1954 and 1964 finals.
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Preston, though, have not been beyond the fifth round of the famous competition since 1965-66.