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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is certainly a fan of the loan system that allows clubs to take players on loan for a period of time and escape large sums of money involved in transfer activity, but has come out and proposed a new rule.

Wenger suggests that FIFA should only allow loan deals to take place below the age of 21.

Let us hear from the man himself, Mr. Wenger, as he describes, ”

“Personally, I would not ban players on loan from playing against their own clubs. What I would like to see in the Premier League is that you are not allowed to loan players over the age of 21.”

“At the moment it is an opportunity for some clubs to reinforce other teams, without losing ownership of the player.

“For example, if a big club sends a big player to another club in the Premier League on loan, they only have benefits.

“That player cannot face his own club, yet he could win games against their rivals.

“Therefore, I think it would be better if players over 21 didn’t go on loan in the top league.”

In an attempt to avoid contradicting himself, Wenger has also defended his decision to sign Benayoun.

He said: “It’s true that I haven’t done that often. But we were on the last day of the transfer window. We knew that Jack Wilshere would need surgery.

“So we were short in midfield at that point and to find two players so late was nearly impossible for us without using a loan.

“At that time, the most important thing was just to sign him.”