Tottenham striker Troy Parrott was blocked from leaving on loan due to an obscure UEFA rule that would have damaged the club's Champions League ambitions.
The 17-year-old was targeted by a host of clubs, primarily Burnley and Charlton, last month and both Spurs and Parrott saw the benefit of the forward leaving to play first-team football, particularly after Jose Mourinho admitted he felt the academy graduate was 'not ready' to step up to the first-team.
But a bizarre UEFA ruling in relation to homegrown players resulted in Spurs vetoing any loan move, effectively meaning he couldn't leave because of his birth date.