The Football Association are on alert amid growing concerns that Premier League clubs are bending their work permit rules by purchasing overseas teams.
It has frustrated other top-flight sides, who have been working together to persuade the FA to relax strict rules that have limited foreign recruitment since Brexit.
Elite clubs have argued that by denying English players the chance to train with the best foreign talent, the FA will hurt the standard of the national team. The governing body are said to be open to tweaking their rules — news that has been greeted with optimism.