The Football Association will "take a deep breath" before deciding on Sam Allardyce's future as England manager, chairman Greg Clarke says.
Allardyce appeared to make a string of controversial comments to undercover reporters from The Telegraph during secretly filmed conversations in August.
The day after the the video was published, The Times reported that Clarke and FA chief executive Martin Glenn held an emergency meeting and wanted to hear from Allardyce before making a decision on his future.
"I got a call related to the issue and I want the facts and I will look into it -- it is not appropriate to pre-judge the issue," Clarke told The Times.
"With things like this you have to take a deep breath and have all the facts and hear everything from everyone. Then you can make a judgement about what to do and that's what we will do.
"Natural justice requires us to get the bottom of these issues before we make any decision."
Allardyce has overseen one match -- a 1-0 win over Slovakia -- as England manager, and is set to lead the Three Lions at Wembley for the first time next month.
The Telegraph showed Allardyce meeting twice with journalists posing as representatives of a Far East agency who were interested in bypassing rules from the FA and FIFA that prohibit third-party ownership.
Football agent Scott McGarvey says he arranged the meeting for Allardyce in good faith, according to his solicitor.
McGarvey, a former Manchester United player, is said by his solicitor to have been "shocked" by the turn of events and is adamant he has not engaged in any wrongdoing.
The England boss expressed his discomfort when, according to the Telegraph, McGarvey turned the subject to paying people to secure business.
Allardyce is shown putting a napkin over his head and calling the agent a "stupid man." Later in the meal, McGarvey is reported to say "no, no I wouldn't go down there" in reference to paying individuals.
Graham Small, a partner at Manchester-based JMW Solicitors, representing McGarvey, said his client had been "naive" and is denying comments being attributed to him.
"Mr McGarvey has admitted being eager to impress what he believed to be prospective employers and, in doing so, had perhaps embellished certain comments made during the meetings in question," Small said in a statement released to Press Association Sport.
"However, he vehemently denies making remarks which are being attributed to him. Some, including his apparently having done business with certain club managers, are simply not borne out by fact.
"Mr McGarvey had merely helped arrange meetings in good faith to further what he believed to be a legitimate business venture.
"He was so convinced by the job offer made to him that, far from profiting from these exchanges, he even incurred debts trying to support the development of the new project.
"As soon as a series of allegations were put to him, he responded immediately and in full and, furthermore, has made clear his willingness to help those leading the investigation announced by the Football Association establish the truth of what happened.
"Given that he is still involved in the football industry, he is rightly concerned about the possibility of his good name being impugned and he intends to vigorously defend his reputation."
Information from Press Association Sport was used in this report.