How the loan rules workpublished at 13:10 BST
Dale Johnson
Football issues correspondent
There are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to loan deals.
First, Premier League clubs are only permitted to loan two players from a team in England or Wales at any one time.
There is a maximum of four over a season which enables clubs to switch loans in January.
However, if a club turns a loan deal into a permanent transfer, that no longer counts to the tally and another player can be signed on a temporary basis.
Players on loan cannot play against their parent club.
And if the loan is made permanent during the season, the clubs can put an agreement into the contract that the player cannot face their former club in 2026-27.
There are a couple of Fifa rules to keep in mind, too, especially for clubs with lots of players:
– There is a limit of three loans to or from any one club at the same time. So as Strasbourg have already loaned Filip Jorgensen and Genesis Antwi from Chelsea, they have one slot remaining.
– A maximum of six players can be loaned out and six loaned in at any given time during a season. So for Premier League clubs, it could be two from England or Wales, and another four from elsewhere
Players aged under 21 and club-trained players do not count in the six-player limit.
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