Chelsea and Man City among eight clubs who blocked ban on same-party loans

Eight Premier League clubs blocked the proposed ban on teams being able sign players from related clubs on loan this January.

A proposed ban on clubs being able to execute same-party loans was voted on this week, and was narrowly defeated.

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It would have stopped Saudi-owned Newcastle from bringing in players from the Saudi Pro League, with majority owners the Public Invesment Fund (PIF) also owning Al Hilal, Al Nassr, Al Ittihad and Al Ahli.

But while 12 clubs did vote in favour of the ban, at least 14 teams out of the 20 in the Premier League needed to vote for the motion in order for it to pass, meaning no ban will be put in place.

talkSPORT understands Sheffield United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Everton, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest all opted to say no to the rule change.

According to The Times, Newcastle were also joined by Burnley in vetoing the motion.

One club chief said there was 'anger' among some of those who voted for the ban towards Sheffield United for their stance on the matter. Their owner is the Saudi prince Abdullah bin Musaid Al Saud.

The motion for the rule change was introduced after the PIF purchased four Saudi teams over the summer.

Former Wolves player and Al Hilal player Ruben Neves has already been linked with a return to England's top flight, with Newcastle reportedly preparing to bring him in this January following Sandro Tonali's ban for breaching betting rules.

This week's vote also saw a motion on tougher rules on commercials deals with associated parties rejected, with all of the same clubs voting against it except Burnley to result in a 13-7 outcome.

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Two years ago, the Premier League decided that every transfer between associated parties involving teams in the league over the value of £1million would be checked to ensure it wasn't artificially inflated.

That also includes any extra payments from associated parties to club officials, managers or players earning over £1m-per-year.