The Lionesses are prepared to strike if the FA do not put forward an acceptable pay offer during crunch talks next week.
Sources close to the England women’s squad told Mail Sport that the players would consider the ‘nuclear option’ of stopping all commercial work for the FA and even refusing to play.
One source said that while strike action has not yet been directly suggested, the players were ‘aware of the options open to them if the discussions don’t produce a resolution’.
‘The players want to give the FA the opportunity to resolve this constructively,’ they added.