Premier League players believe clubs are engaging in unethical practices to influence them ahead of next week’s crucial Project Restart vote.
Club officials have held clandestine discussions with individual members of their squads in recent weeks, leaving players wary of their employers’ motives at the start of a decisive week for plans to resume the season.
Sportsmail can reveal players have been left with the impression they could benefit from new contracts if they act in clubs’ interests now.
Sources claim clubs have leant on senior professionals, using their dressing-room clout to influence team-mates throughout the coronavirus crisis, whether in talks on wage reductions or with regards to players’ concerns over Project Restart.