Fifa plans changes to the international transfers rules that would limit player loans and create a clearing house to handle agents fees, a source told AFP on Thursday.
Fifa wants to limit to "between six and eight" the number of players one club can lend each season, the source said.
The aim would be to "guarantee the sports equality between clubs" and to stop clubs, particularly in England and Italy, signing large numbers of players and loaning them out immediately.
Last season, Premier League giants Chelsea had 38 players out on loan. This season, Italian champions Juventus have at least 25 players out on loan.
FIFA's new loan rules could be disastrous for Chelsea with plans to stop clubs loaning out more than eight players…at present the Blues have 40 on loan! https://t.co/AxtSEwy2SZ via @MailOnline
— Captain Fantastic8 (@nattyroons) September 14, 2018
Another Fifa proposal would be to create a clearing house, managed by a bank, to handle the solidarity payments from transfer fees due to clubs that trained players in their youth systems.
This clearing house would also be responsible for handling payments to agents.
The Chelsea 'loan army' could soon be a thing of the past https://t.co/S49CFdXNHt
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) September 13, 2018
Fifa, which did away with agent licenses in 2015, is planning to reintroduce them with an exam.
Fifa made a brief statement on Thursday saying it created a "stakeholders commission" to conduct "a comprehensive review of the transfer system".
Chelsea had 40 players out on loan last season, but are things about to change in the loan market?
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) September 13, 2018
FIFA is planning to make changes to the international transfers rules that would limit player loans
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It said the commission "is currently assessing potential changes to the system in several key areas, including, among others, the regulations on intermediaries, solidarity payments to training clubs, streamlining of transfer payments, protection of minors, loans, squad sizes and transfer widows".
The next commission meeting is scheduled for London on September 24 and could lead to recommendations for the Fifa Council meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, in October 25-26.
? [MD] | FIFA wants to limit the number of transfers of clubs.
— BarcaTimes (@BarcaTimes) September 13, 2018
? The measure is intended to avoid cases such as Chelsea, Juventus and Man City, which have a large number of players on loan.
? Man City and Chelsea has more players(68) on loan than all LaLiga teams(58). pic.twitter.com/LqOQ73hrBm
