Ellis Short has no imminent plans to sell Sunderland despite claims that the club are on the market.
A Daily Telegraph report has suggested that the Black Cats are available for £170 million, with American investment bank Inner Circle Sports, which has produced a brochure outlining its assets, having been engaged to find a buyer.
Press Association Sport understands that there are currently no suitable offers on the table, and that chairman Short is not looking to offload the business as a matter of urgency.
However, sources on Wearside have indicated that should the right offer come along, he would at least be prepared to listen to what a prospective buyer had to say.