Football League clubs will tell Professional Footballers Association chief executive Gordon Taylor they will not be able to pay players their April wages if an agreement cannot be reached on cuts and deferrals over the next week, while hundreds of players face the threat of being left without clubs once the coronavirus crisis ends.

Following weeks of talks between EFL clubs and the PFA over deferrals and cuts, the situation is reaching a head with many involved believing the next week will prove critical particularly to League One and League Two clubs.

Telegraph Sport understands there is now the threat of mass furloughing of players across the two divisions which could even take place on the same day to make the point that the clubs cannot continue without agreements being reached.

As yet there has not yet been a breakthrough in negotiations, despite the fact that clubs will have to decide whether or not they can pay their players for April by the end of next week.

It is understood that around half of the League One and League Two clubs have already calculated that if an agreement is not reached in the next few days that they will not be able to pay their players’ wages for April.

Managers have also filled in forms to show what the lost revenues will be at their clubs over the next three months and what their owners and staff are doing in the hope that it will help with a player agreement.

The widely suggested 30 per cent deferral or cut would not be enough for League One and League Two clubs, who have lobbied with the PFA over deferrals and cuts of up to 50 per cent.