The Premier League can now demand the phone records of clubs, as well as those of youth players' parents, as they step up their war on tapping up.
Sportsmail understands that as many as five transfers of academy players between top-flight clubs are currently being investigated following complaints from those who have lost prospects to rivals.
It can be revealed that, thanks to an agreement between clubs, lawyers acting for the Premier League can now ask to see phone records if there are suspicions of foul play.
Following the increasingly competitive battle for youth talent, which has seen claim followed by counter-claim, top-flight clubs signed up to a five-step process last summer with the aim of cracking down on any inducements.