Signing a player on loan

[Calv_from_the_frog]

I'm guessing it's down to 1 of 4 things:


1 - Players of trophy winning calibre are rarely available (they often arent)
2 - Loans are often done to ensure of player quality (so we dont want the obligation to buy, as is so regularly done nowadays)
3 - Loaning is rarely done by top clubs, as they regularly have the money to buy (and selling clubs know this, especially if losing a player who they'll have to buy cover for).
4 - We already have complaints from player management that the squad is too big, loaning players would just add to this

There are rare cases where this doesn't apply, as you say Palhinha is one, but they're rare.

 

[St.Pauli support]

If the players are a problem in their club, top clubs won't step in. Too risky, and solving a problem for their opponents.

Happy top players at happy clubs aren't available anyway.

If the player is top - say Donnarumma in his last contract year - he would ask for a new contract, as he has the power to insist.

We could ask why Forest didn't loan Macca for 1 year, or why generally clubs pay up for players with 1 yr left.

The players have a say as well, I don't come on loan, new contract please if you want me.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

I'm guessing it's down to 1 of 4 things:


1 - Players of trophy winning calibre are rarely available (they often arent)
2 - Loans are often done to ensure of player quality (so we dont want the obligation to buy, as is so regularly done nowadays)
3 - Loaning is rarely done by top clubs, as they regularly have the money to buy (and selling clubs know this, especially if losing a player who they'll have to buy cover for).
4 - We already have complaints from player management that the squad is too big, loaning players would just add to this

There are rare cases where this doesn't apply, as you say Palhinha is one, but they're rare.

On point 3, if you consider them top PL clubs, arsenal, Chelsea, liverpool and the rags all have brought players in on loan in the last couple of years.
There are restrictions on loans between PL clubs which probably holds teams back.