Manchester City are embroiled in a disagreement with the Premier League over Frank Lampard, with the governing body upset at the champions insistence the midfielder only signed a short-term contract at the club.

The Premier League contacted City on Friday to ask them to change the clarification issued earlier in the day that was supposed to clear up the confusion over Lampard’s precise status at the club.

While City stated that Lampard had signed on a six-month contract up to New Year’s Eve the Premier League urged the club to confirm he had signed a 12-month deal starting in August with a break clause on 31 December that had to be removed for the 36-year-old to stay with City.

Premier League rules prohibit any contract being for less than 12 months – rule T11 – and the governing body is surprised why City did not state Lampard’s correct status in the clarification, rather than say he had agreed a six-month terms.

It is understood that City now accept there was a break-clause in the year-long contract Lampard signed.