Sky Sports News has been told that a number of well-heeled business people are prepared to step in to save Derby County.
Chris Kirchner, who exchanged contracts to buy the club, failed to transfer the necessary cash before the deadline.
With the fixtures due out in less than two weeks, the EFL is worried that Derby won't be able to field a team next season.
The administrators of Derby have been told by the league organizers that they need to be involved in negotiations with potential buyers.
At least five groups are still interested in buying the club. Former Derby chairman Andy Appleby is one of the people included in the list.
While the priority is to complete a club takeover long before the fixtures are released, there is the possibility of back-up funding being made available for Derby to assemble a squad and fulfill their fixture.
The confidentiality of the bidding process may be at risk if the EFL intervenes in the administration process.
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Despite missing several deadlines for the purchase money to be paid, he still intends to complete the deal.
The club's administrators set a deadline of 5pm on Friday for the takeover to be completed.
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The administrators have been told that the money to buy the club is in a European bank clearing account.
He will stay in the UK to try to get a deal done.
Two other groups are also involved in the bidding process for the club, despite the fact that the former owner of the club is still determined to purchase.
The administrator of Derby, Quantuma, has been in touch with the man through his lawyers.
The sale of Derby has been in the works for some time but no one has responded to any of the offers that have been made.
According to a letter sent to the lawyers of Quantuma, he has been disappointed by the failure of the joint administrators to engage in constructive discussions.
The administrators would need to provide some form of security before further discussions over the sale of Derby could take place.
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