Ken Bates placed Leeds in administration on May 4 with debts of $87million and won the race to buy back the club on July 11 and regain control at Elland Road.

But administrators KPMG's decision to sell the club to Bates for an undisclosed sum in preference to other interested parties without the need for a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) has raised concerns with the Football League.

The League has asked KPMG for further details of the sale and has yet to grant the new company - Leeds United Football Club Limited - League membership.

Most of the League One club's players agreed to a wage deferral in May after Leeds went into administration, but it was hoped Bates' buyback of the club would ensure no further problems.

PFA representative Mick McGuire is working with the League and Leeds to resolve the situation for his members, who are currently on a pre-season tour of Germany.

McGuire revealed: "It's an absolute mess and it needs to be resolved urgently because the players are reaching the end of their tethers.

"There are funds around so there needs to be some common sense to make sure the players get their wages.

"It's getting on for six weeks now and you cannot expect players to honour the terms of their contract when they're not being paid.

"It needs to be done urgently. No matter what people earn, you live your lifestyle to what you receive each month and you can't expect them to put their bodies on the line when they're not getting paid."

KPMG did not want to comment on the wages situation tonight and no-one from Leeds or the League was available for comment.

Leeds, meanwhile, are to be asked to clarify to the Football Association their handling of season-ticket sales and monies received in the wake of their recent change of ownership.

A Football Association spokesman said: "We are seeking clarification from Leeds United about advance season-ticket sales to check that the relevant rules are being complied with."