The eight Premier League clubs who blocked the ban on signing players from sister teams have been revealed.
Premier League outfits voted against a temporary ban on incoming loan deals between clubs with the same owners, after crunch talks at a shareholders meeting on Tuesday.
The fast-tracked ban proposal was not supported by the 14 top-flight members needed to implement the change, missing out by just two votes after a 12-8 ballot was returned.
It means the likes of Newcastle will be free to trade with PIF-backed teams from Saudi Arabia.
According to The Times, Saudi-owned Sheffield United and Abu Dhabi-owned Manchester City were two of the eight clubs who voted against the 'related-party loans' ban.