Burnley are facing an EFL investigation into the ownership of the club amid uncertainty and a lack of transparency over who is in charge at Turf Moor.
American consortium ALK Capital paid £170milion to buy Burnley two years ago in a highly leveraged takeover largely funded by debt and the club’s own money, but the authorities have since received information suggesting that the ultimate owners could be another financial entity based in Jersey.
The Premier League began making enquiries last season and the matter has been passed on to the EFL following the club’s relegation.