MORE than half of the 20 Premier League clubs are at the centre of a tax probe dubbed the “biggest in British football history”.
But we can reveal tax inspectors have since demanded FA transfer records linked to up to TEN more top-flight clubs.
No warrants were sought or issued, with FA chiefs keen to be seen to co-operate.
Sources last night described the scale and pace of the inquiry as “frightening”.
It is thought to centre on transfers totalling hundreds of millions.
Several involve deals for French stars, including Spurs’ ex-Newcastle ace Moussa Sissoko and ex-Chelsea striker Demba Ba.
Other transfers that have been probed include Toon signings Davide Santon, Sylvain Marveaux and Papiss Cisse.
HMRC fears some agents, clubs and players may have conspired to dodge millions in tax by hiding money from them during deals.
The inquiry, codenamed Operation Loom, is running alongside a separate investigation into players’ image rights deals. And it means some of football’s biggest names could soon be facing an early morning knock at the door.
Mark Taylor, a former top HMRC investigator, told The Sun: “When I was at the Revenue I worked on the investigation into Swindon Town in the 1990s.
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