MANCHESTER CITY and other Premier League sides are looking at ways to close a loophole in loan transfers.
City and several allies plan to ask clubs to sign waivers on future claims for ‘training compensation’ pay-days if their players are eventually sold.
Many of City manager Pep Guardiola’s youngsters spend time out on loan to gain experience and then return or are moved out.
Clubs taking kids on loan who are later transferred are due to be given decent payments out of the sale under current legislation.
This is annoying the likes of City, who feel they do favours when they let some of their best kids go for a season on loan and do not think they should also lose money on later sales.
So the deal will be for clubs to give up their ‘rights’ to future payments before they are sent out on loan.
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City currently have a number of young stars out on loan, including two youngsters at Championship promotion hopefuls Sheffield United.
The Blades have borrowed both Tommy Doyle and James McAtee from City this season.
City prospect Taylor Harwood-Bellis joined Burnley last summer, helping the club achieve immediate promotion back to the Premier League.
Elsewhere, the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea also have a large number of players out on loan, including multiple young talents.
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Folarin Balogun is banging in the goals on loan at Reims from the Gunners, Charlie Patino is doing well at Blackpool and Brooke Norton-Cuffy is impressing at Coventry City, to name a few.
And Chelsea youngsters currently out on temporary deals include Ethan Ampadu at Spezia in Italy, Levi Colwill at Brighton, and Iaan Maatsen at Burnley.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
