Former England manager Sam Allardyce is outraged at comments made by agent Mel Stein regarding the FA's appointment of him, Sky sources understand.
Association of Football Agents founder Stein questioned the FA's decision to appoint Allardyce, and claimed he could have warned them not to give him the job in the first place.
Stein believes the FA should have asked his fellow agents about Allardyce, who left his post last week after just 67 days in charge.
Allardyce became aware of the comments last night following the close of day one of the Leaders in Sport Conference at Stamford Bridge.
The former England manager, who oversaw just one game in charge, plans to speak to his advisors about any further course of action.
Allardyce left the role after being secretly filmed by Telegraph newspaper reporters giving advice on how to get around transfer rules regarding third-party ownership.
Interim England manager Gareth Southgate is set to take charge of the national team for the first time on Saturday when his side face Malta in the first of their upcoming World Cup qualifiers, before a trip to Slovenia on Tuesday.
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