Gus Poyet is facing D-Day in his fight with Albion.

The Seagulls’ suspended manager has a disciplinary hearing with club officials on Monday.

It is unclear when a final decision will be made about allegations of several breaches of contract by Poyet.

But a verdict is expected by the end of next week as preparations for next season gather pace.

The fixtures are published on Wednesday and the players are due to report back at the end of the month, although they have been told their return date may be delayed.

Poyet will face the music after returning from a break in Spain.

The Argus understands The Uruguayan has already rejected one financial offer to settle the dispute and sever his ties with the club during an exhaustive four-week investigation into his conduct.

Albion announced the suspensions of Poyet, his assistant Mauricio Taricco and coach Charlie Oatway on May 16, three days after the Seagulls were knocked out of the Championship play-offs by arch-rivals Crystal Palace at The Amex. Taricco’s suspension was lifted on Monday but the sanctions against Poyet and Oatway have remained in place.

The Argus flagged up the likelihood of Poyet leaving in April, after he had been targeted by Reading.

He has clashed with chief executive Paul Barber, who was on the Board at Spurs when he lost his job as No. 2 to Juande Ramos.

Poyet’s spending and areas of power and influence have been reined in as part of cost-cutting measures to keep Albion within the boundaries of new Financial Fair Play rules, which take effect for Championship clubs next season.

The tensions behind the scenes have also prompted a breakdown in his relationship with chairman and owner Tony Bloom.

Poyet’s immediate job prospects if he is shown the door have suffered another blow with the appointment by Wigan of former Bolton and Burnley boss Owen Coyle.

That means there are no current vacancies in the Premier League or Championship.

Poyet’s best hope is a change of manager at Swansea, where Michael Laudrup has been unsettled by the Welshmen’s transfer policy, or Fulham, where Martin Jol’s future has been under scrutiny.

Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins, a known admirer of Poyet, is expected to make a move for him if, as sources in Wales are predicting, Laudrup goes.

Poyet has been close to landing the Swansea job twice previously. He was interviewed and narrowly missed out to Paulo Sousa four years ago, then was linked again at the end of his first season with Albion when Brendan Rodgers took over at the Liberty Stadium.

Poyet is firm favourite with bookies to become Swansea’s next permanent manager and an even hotter favourite to take over from Jol at Craven Cottage.

Former Barcelona midfielder Oscar Garcia Junyent is the odds-on favourite to replace Poyet at The Amex after leading Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Israeli title last season. He is followed in the betting by Harry Redknapp, Tim Sherwood and Karl Robinson.