Everything about Loan Football totally explained
In
football (soccer), a
loan involves a particular player being allowed to temporarily play for a club other than the one he's currently contracted to. Loan deals may last from a few weeks to all season-long.
Players may be loaned out to other clubs for several reasons. Most commonly, youth players will be loaned to a club from a lower league in order to gain them valuable
first team experience. A club may loan a player if they're short on transfer funds but can still pay wages.
In the
English Premier League, players on loan are not permitted to play against the team which holds their registration (section 7.2 of rule M.6).
Some players are loaned because they're unhappy or in dispute with their current club and no other club wishes to buy them permanently. Examples of this situation include
Henri Camara with
Wolverhampton Wanderers and
Craig Bellamy with
Newcastle United.
One unusual situation was in 2006, when
Samuel Eto'o signed for a
one match loan with
Al-Ittihad to help ensure they won a cup final. Many countries, including all
UEFA members, don't permit loans to commence beyond a
transfer deadline for each season, to prevent such situations.
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