These are the loan deal rules for football league clubs

These are the loan deal rules for football league clubs

Football League clubs can have a maximum of four players under 23 and a further four players over 23 during any season on a standard loan, though no more than two of the latter can be signed from a single club. These standard loans are all done and dusted before the transfer deadline and run from window to window.

Players on standard loans, can not be recalled by their clubs during the loan period.

However, Football League clubs can sign players on an emergency loan for a maximum of 93 days (minimum of 28 days).

An emergency loan cannot happen until seven days until after each transfer window has closed and are not allowed after the fourth Thursday in November during the first half of the season until the window reopens and after the fourth Thursday in March until the end of the campaign.

A maximum of 5 loan players (either standard or emergency) can be named in the first team matchday squad.

There is no limit on the number of emergency loans