Premier League clubs who have chosen to defer players' wages face being hit with a temporary transfer restrictions if they do not reimburse their stars.
A number of clubs in the top flight have reached agreements with their playing squads to withold part of their salaries to help ease the financial problems caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Southampton and West Ham have both reached understandings with their stars that part of their pay will be kept by the club until the squeeze caused by the current climate subsides, while Watford are on the cusp of agreeing a deal with their squad, too.