Loan (football)

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In football (soccer), a loan involves a particular player being allowed to temporarily play for a club other than the one he is 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 are 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 are 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, do not permit loans to commence beyond a transfer deadline for each season, to prevent such situations.


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