Arsenal manager Wenger slates Premier League loan system

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has criticised the Premier League's current loan system, suggesting that the current loan rules should be removed and a temporary transfer should work with the same regulations as a permanent transfer.

Romelu Lukaku has been in inspired form since arriving at Everton on loan from Chelsea, scoring 8 Premier League goals and the Belgium international is now hoping to continue this good form against Arsenal at the Emirates this weekend. Ahead of this crucial tie, Arsene Wenger has shared his opinions on the current system and how he thinks that the loan specification might work better: "Once you are on loan, it should be a transfer - you play for the club. You cannot play for the club only in 19 games and not against another club.


"If Lukaku didn't play for Everton somebody else would play. I don't make a fuss of that, and it is our performance that will dictate the result on Sunday - not only Lukaku. He is a good player, but the rules are the rules and we have to accept the rules. If you ask me my opinion, I am not against loans, but you should be capable to play against everybody.


"Even if you want to loan a player and you said tomorrow you cannot do it any more, you always find people can sell a player for one year with a buy-back clause and get the player back, but (at least) then he can play against everybody, that would be a bit more normal."