New regulations to help the Football Association fight malpractice by players' agents come into force this weekend with the English game's governing body "determined" to wipe out underhand dealing.

The FA admit it is a daunting task to ensure that, with so much money flying around in football, they can regulate its dispersal.

But they are confident the new regulations - which include outlawing dual representation by an agent in any single transaction - will tighten procedures following Lord Stevens' Quest probe into irregular payments.

The FA have also confirmed they have met with agent Jesse Learoyd-Hill, who has raised concerns some members of his industry will still find ways of of hiding illicit payments.

Learoyd-Hill, whose clients include Birmingham's former Bolton centre-back Radhi Jaidi, claims there have been fellow agents who have hidden money trails by insisting on "smokescreen payments" and used coercing methods to ensure their inclusion in certain deals.

Learoyd-Hill, 36, told the Daily Telegraph he has personal and bitter experience of such tactics which he likens to Mafia-style behaviour, describing a case in which "another agent is injected into the deal so there's no paperwork back to the guy putting the pressure on for commission".

He added that this "tactic" had been suggested to him by other agents on "several occasions" and said: "It is about being coerced into working with someone who says 'do business with me or you won't have a business'. Isn't that how the Sicilians started making all that money?"

An FA spokesman confirmed they have held discussions with Learoyd-Hill about his allegations and would be investigating them.

The spokesman said: "We are taking very seriously what Mr Learoyd-Hill has said and we are always open to hearing concerns that other agents might have.

"Obviously, our determination is that these new regulations will be of significant benefit to the business side of the game."

One of the key issues in the new regulations is the FA insisting on full disclosure of onward payments and that foreign agents must be registered with them when involved in a transfer deal in England.

The FA are also set on wiping any suspicions of possible conflict of interest by preventing agents from being involved in deals at clubs where close family members are employed.