Fifa and the Premier League could both investigate whether Manchester City have breached the ban on third-party player ownership after the club was accused of striking a legally-binding deal to cream off the best African talent from a Danish feeder club.

In the latest batch of the Football Leaks series, Tom Vernon, the British president of FC Nordsjaelland, is alleged to have reached an agreement to give up West African players from the Scandinavian club's Right to Dream Academy in Ghana.

In the past, cases about third party interference have resulted in heavy fines, and, in the most serious cases, transfer sanctions. The Premier League is refusing to confirm it is now investigating City, but said in a statement: "The League has strong regulations in the areas of Academy player recruitment and third party ownership, in addition to FA and FIFA rules. Should we receive any substantiated material that suggests our rules may have been breached, we will of course investigate and have a track record of doing so."

Fifa, the world's governing body, is also reportedly reviewing the allegations documented on Thursday night in Danish newspaper Politiken. In a written comment to Politiken, Fifa said that "we have not seen a contract" between the clubs from Denmark and England, but, if possible, "we will have a look at it."