How Liverpool Voted Eight Club Named for Blocking PL Loan Rule Change The Premier League did not approve a rule change that would have prevented
Liverpool and other clubs from signing
relative loan deals in January. November
22, 2023 at 1:30 p.m bookmark Liverpool
chairman Tom Werner Liverpool
chairman Tom Werner (Photo: Getty
Images) Liverpool was rumored to be
one of the parties that significantly voted
in favor of a temporary ban on related
party loans in the Premier League.
Shareholders of the various clubs met on
Tuesday to discuss and vote on a
proposal to prevent clubs under the
same ownership from buying players on
loan from each other. The proposed ban
was seen as an initiative to protect the
integrity of competition while a
permanent solution was sought.
Although the Premier League supported
the implementation of the ban, it did not
receive the necessary support of two
thirds of the clubs to pass the proposal.
Therefore, the current rules allowing
loan transfers will apply until the next
January transfer window. There are
currently no restrictions on players
being loaned by foreign teams who share
the same ownership with a Premier
League club, as long as the transaction is
valued at fair market value. This means
that clubs can still enter into related loan
agreements with foreign teams.
According to Martyn Ziegler of The
Times, Liverpool was one of 12 clubs to
vote in favor of a ban on loan transfers
between teams under the same owner.
However, its vote did not garner enough
support to enact a temporary ban.
Newcastle United, Sheffield United,
Manchester City, Chelsea, Everton,
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham
Forest and Burnley may oppose the ban.
It is worth noting that Liverpool’s
owners, Fenway Sports Group, do not
have direct ownership of football’s elite
clubs other than Liverpool. They have
financial interests in other sports such as
baseball, golf and ice hockey. Therefore,
a ban on relative loans would not
directly affect Liverpool. In addition to
the loan transfer issue, seven clubs also
voted for a tougher rule on related party
transactions. Details of these transactions
were not disclosed in the report.
Liverpool.com says: Let’s face it, you’d
probably think some teams would be
against the ban. It is at least encouraging
that Liverpool voted for it, but now it
seems that some of its rivals are getting
an unfair advantage. This latest
development raises even more questions
about how the Premier League governs
itself. If a decision is not made soon in
the investigation into FFP violations
against Manchester City and Chelsea, you
can expect even more anxiety among
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