Earlier this month, the LFP held an extraordinary general meeting with officials from all the clubs in Spain's top two divisions to consider, among other things, the planned changes, which would see high-earning foreign players lose their right to drastically-reduced tax charges.

It was decided at the time to delay any decision on what action to take until a second extraordinary meeting, giving a commission comprised of the club presidents of Real Madrid, Sevilla, Numancia and Gimnastic Tarragona time to hold dialogue with the government.

That second extraordinary meeting was scheduled to be held this Thursday but the Spanish football league announced on Tuesday it would now be held on Friday, December 4.

The Spanish government are planning to amend the so-called 'Beckham Law' and raise the amount of tax foreigners earning above 600,000 euros a year pay from the current 24% to the 43% Spaniards have to pay.

The proposed changes, which are set to take place in January 2010, will not affect those players who already have contracts.

The 'Beckham Law', named after former Real Madrid star David Beckham, who was one of the first people to benefit from it, was aimed at attracting specially-qualified foreigners to Spain.