Player loans are back in ELDT

Loans are back with new rules

It’s only recently that we’ve had a shake-up in the transfer market in ELDT, and now it’s loans’ turn. The big change is that everything works differently: you decide what you want to borrow or who you want to send out, but the final word goes to whoever bids the most. It’s a bit like when a club in real life arranges to take a player for a few months so he can get some game time. Here it matters because quite often you’ve got talent without rhythm, and loans are the perfect solution for helping youngsters grow while you plug a gap in the squad.

The mechanics are fairly straightforward. If you’ve got a youngster who isn’t playing, you can list him for loan until the end of the season and choose how much of his wages the other club pays, plus whether you demand a minimum number of minutes. Interested clubs then make fee offers over three days, and the player goes to whoever puts the most money on the table. Meanwhile, if you’re after a player, you go through the same process: you post what you’re looking for, other clubs decide whether it suits them, and you bid on the available options.

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Safeguards and controls that make sense

Of course, it’s not complete free-for-all stuff. If you’ve demanded minutes and the club taking him on doesn’t give him a run out for two weeks in a row, you can ask for him back without losing the fee. There are limits too: a maximum of three incoming loans and five outgoing loans per club, all players must be over 18, and there’s no option for the receiving club to buy him afterwards. That keeps things balanced. The minutes a loanee picks up still count towards his training, so if you send him out to actually play, he’ll improve. And for those who don’t want to break their heads working out the figures, the game suggests a fee based on the player’s value and the conditions you’ve set.

Another neat touch is that you can loan players to and from anywhere in the world. If the loan is international, though, the club receiving the player adds a 10 per cent commission to the final fee. It’s a bit of realism that gives global dealings more flavour. And the bots, naturally, take part in all this under the same rules as you. That means there’s always movement, competition, and the feeling that something is really happening in the market.

Head to the Loans section in the game and give it a go. If you’ve got a player who needs minutes or you’re short of someone on the pitch, now’s your time. The bids keep ticking over, so whoever moves first gets the best offer.

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