Question about this, Is the Team even allowed to say outright whether or not the deal is going good or bad? I mean, wouldn't that defeat the whole point of the NDA if something as small as whether or not the deal is going good or bad were to become common knowledge?
Most likely not.
But also most likely, there shouldn't be anything that would prevent them from saying:
1: As soon as negotiations are completed, we will announce it.
2: As soon as negotiations are ended, we will announce that we are not engaged in any negotiations.
And by connecting the dots, since neither of those has been posted....