The Premier League wants to vote on transfers according to “multi-club models”.

Two-thirds majority required

Premier League teams plan to vote on a ban on loan transfers between clubs grouped together in so-called « multi-club models » at the next general meeting of shareholders at the end of November. Manchester City (City (Site notre blog d’information) Group), Chelsea (BlueCo consortium) and Newcastle United (PIF) fall into this category.

“The Athletic” reports on the upcoming measure. The aim is to protect the integrity of competition while buying time to agree a longer-term solution.

Possible deals such as the recently speculated Ruben Neves loan move from Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal to sister club Newcastle, where they are seeking a winter replacement following Sandro Tonali’s ten-month suspension, are expected in a first time be controlled with a view to the next The winter transfer window will be regulated. The Portuguese was only released this summer for €55 million by Wolverhampton’s Al-Hilal, Newcastle’s league rivals.

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Deals like this, as well as uniform sponsorships of merged clubs, have been the subject of much discussion outside England for some time and are often seen as controversial. A two-thirds majority (14 clubs) is said to be required for a short-term rule change. Some teams would insist on extending the rule change not only to loan transactions, but also permanent transfers and, for example, to introduce a two-year delay between the first transfer and a possible internal transfer.

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