Lord Stevens served with the Metropolitan Police for 43 years

Former Met Police commissioner Lord Stevens and his team from Quest - the body handling the probe - examined 362 Premiership transfer deals.

He is expected to conclude that some conformed to the FA's rules but others did not and to criticise the FA's enforcement of its regulations.

There have been persistent allegations of a culture of bungs within the game.

The secret and unauthorised payments are seen as a financial incentive to help a transfer go through.

They [the FA] have decided to conduct a witch-hunt against agents Mel Stein, acting chairman, Association of Football Agents

The Premier League asked Lord Stevens to examine all transfers involving its clubs over a two year period to January of this year.

Acting Chairman of the Association of Football Agents, Mel Stein, said his members wanted transparency and claimed the FA was trying to make agents the "fall guys".

"They have decided to conduct a witch-hunt against agents and it has simply gone beyond the pale, it's just not fair."

He said he wanted all parties to sit down and work out a blueprint for managing transfers.

In September, the BBC's Panorama aired a programme about the alleged payment of bungs and illegal approaches in the game.

Name names

Quest produced an interim report in October, and asked for more time to look into 39 transfers involving eight clubs.

The final report is expected to raise serious concerns about some of those remaining deals, but will only name names if there is sufficient evidence to bring charges.

The FA, which regulates transfers and the activities of agents, is prepared for criticism, but will argue that it has now made changes which make its policing of the game more effective.

On Monday, FA chief executive Brian Barwick defended its efforts to regulate player transfers.

Lord Stevens is expected to ask for all transfers to be examined by an independent body, which would seriously compromise the future of the FA's compliance unit.

Mr Barwick said he had "confidence" in the unit, which was now receiving increased investment.