How Manchester United are affected by Premier League clubs blocking controversial loan rule
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPremier League sides voted against a temporary ban on player loans between clubs with the same owners on Tuesday. The Premier League was understood to be in favour of introducing the ban, which would have stopped loans between related parties, but eight clubs voted to reject the proposal and 12 voted in favour of it.
Manchester City, Newcastle, Chelsea, Sheffield United, Everton, Wolves, Nottingham Forest and Burnley all voted against the ban, as per reports.
The vote means Newcastle can sign players from clubs also owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), for example. ALSO READ: Ten Hag is about to use brand new partnership ALSO READ: United planning to replace Murtough as football director Manchester United voted in favour of the ban, which was two votes short of the two-thirds majority needed for it to be passed.
The ban proposed by the Premier League was a temporary measure until a permanent solution could be agreed before the summer transfer window and it was set to exclusively apply to incoming loans, not outgoings.
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