Transfer deadline: How many players are clubs allowed to loan?

Premier League clubs are allowed to sign a maximum of loan players at one time from other English teams in the top flight.

The rules mean that Premier League teams are not allowed to loan or release multiple players to another team in the same division.

The Premier League only allows clubs to sign four loan players in a single season, allowing room for two in each transfer window without any overlaps. If the loan becomes a permanent move during the season, it will not count towards the number of loans allowed.

Some players are exempt from this, as players aged 21 or under and players who trained at the club do not count towards the restrictions.

The Premier League does not allow any club to loan a newly signed player to another Premier League team in the same window.

But the league allows loaned players to play against the teams they are loaned from, if both clubs agree to this.

For players who are loaned out to a fellow Premier League club which then becomes a permanent deal during that season, both clubs are allowed to negotiate that the player does not play against his former club later that season.