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EXCLUSIVE: Premier League clubs hold talks over rule change that would allow players under the age of 21 to go out on loan AFTER the transfer window has closed

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Premier League clubs have discussed reforms to the transfer window that would permit players under the age of 21 to leave on loan after deadline day.

Ahead of the 2016-17 season, FIFA scrapped the emergency loan window that allowed players to leave their clubs on a temporary basis, even though the transfer deadline had passed, to protect the sporting integrity of the game.

But restrictions have hindered chances for young players in senior football, and Sportsmail can reveal proposals to adapt the rules to allow them to leave on loan outside the summer and winter transfer windows have been devised.