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01-05-2014, 08:46 PM
Martinez: loan players should be able to face 'parent club'.
Roberto Martinez has advocated a change in the rules regarding loan players being ineligible to play against their parent club.
Speaking before Saturday's final home game of the season against Manchester City, a match in which Gareth Barry will not feature because of that regulation regarding loan players, Martinez said that once a club has agreed to let a player go, even on a temporary basis, they should be able to play against any team.
"In my eyes, when you reach an agreement to let a player go, whether that's on loan or a permanent transfer, they should be allowed to play," the Catalan told reporters at Finch Farm this morning.
"I don't see how it's healthy not allowing a player to play against a parent club. If you make the decision to allow a player to go, it's because for that season, for whatever reason, everyone is happy to see the player at another club.
Drawing comparisons with the Thibault Courtois
Roberto Martinez has advocated a change in the rules regarding loan players being ineligible to play against their parent club.
Speaking before Saturday's final home game of the season against Manchester City, a match in which Gareth Barry will not feature because of that regulation regarding loan players, Martinez said that once a club has agreed to let a player go, even on a temporary basis, they should be able to play against any team.
"In my eyes, when you reach an agreement to let a player go, whether that's on loan or a permanent transfer, they should be allowed to play," the Catalan told reporters at Finch Farm this morning.
"I don't see how it's healthy not allowing a player to play against a parent club. If you make the decision to allow a player to go, it's because for that season, for whatever reason, everyone is happy to see the player at another club.
Drawing comparisons with the Thibault Courtois