The Lenagan family are aiming to complete a takeover of Charlton Athletic, according to a report from The Sun.
The League One outfit has been attracting interest from several parties but it is now believed that the Lancashire-based family are closing in on completing a deal.
Up until this update, the identity of the prospective Charlton owners was a mystery.
However, it has now been revealed that the current owners of the Rugby League side Wigan Warriors are aiming to add Charlton to their portfolio.
Simon Lenagan could become the main man at Charlton if the deal to buy 80 per cent of the football club is finalised.
Current Charlton owner Thomas Sandgaard is understood to be keen to sell the majority of his stake in the League One club.
Ian Lenagan was previously the owner of Oxford United and sold his stake in the club in 2016 before being appointed as the chairman of the Football League.
Charlton will be hoping that a change in ownership will coincide with an upturn in form in League One.
The Addicks are currently nine points adrift of the play-offs places and recently appointed Dean Holden as their head coach after parting ways with Ben Garner.
The Verdict
Given that the Lenagan family have previous experience of overseeing proceedings at a Football League club, they may turn out to be the right group of people to lead Charlton into a new dawn.
The Addicks' aim in the coming years will be to secure a return to the Championship before establishing themselves as a mainstay in this division.
In order to have the best chance of achieving this goal, the aforementioned prospective owners will need to provide some investment in future true transfer windows.
With speculation continuing to swirl surrounding a takeover deal, Holden will be focusing on the on the field matters in the coming weeks.
Having secured back-to-back victories in League One over Portsmouth and Lincoln City, Charlton will now be aiming to cause a major upset in the Carabao Cup when they face Manchester United in the quarter-finals of this competition on Tuesday.