Premier League clubs wishing to sue Manchester City may reportedly have to do soon - without knowing the outcome of the legal case against the champions.
City are defending 115 separate alleged breaches of financial rules, with their 10-year hearing set to begin next month.
Legal experts have told The Times that clubs have a six-year deadline to sue for breach of contract - and that deadline is in November after Der Spiegel published Football Leaks documents in 2018.
However, City's 10-week hearing starts next month and its outcome will not be known until early next year.