Why Sancho can't play against Man Utd for Chelsea
Loan players in the Premier League and Europe
Lomana LuaLua was the last Premier League player to make a notable impact when facing his parent club - he scored an equaliser for Portsmouth against Newcastle United.Since 2004, the Premier League has changed its rules to prevent players featuring against the teams that loan them out.In 2022, Chelsea blocked on-loan midfielder Conor Gallagher from appearing for Crystal Palace in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley."We met some weeks ago, we met after the international break by coincidence in a restaurant, and we had a chat and the subject came up. And I apologised," Chelsea's then head coach Thomas Tuchel explained in the build-up to the game.The rules changed shortly after and now state: "The association will not give permission for players on loan or work experience to play against the lending club."It meant Sheffield United were unable to field loanees Tommy Doyle and James McAtee in their 2023 FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City.Newcastle were granted permission from Chelsea to play loanee Lewis Hall in December 2023, when the teams faced each other in their EFL Cup quarter-final.Marco Asensio faced parent club Paris St-Germain in their 2024-25 Champions League quarter-final against Aston Villa, after his loan move to Villa Park in February.This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team.
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