11 Aug 2017 09:14:31
Just away from the rumours for a second, was reading how many loans that citeh and chelski have sent out at the minute, 18 and 15 respectively. I know the eds have different opinions on this but my question is that they must be pretty hot at organising and keeping a track on these, so why aren't other clubs as good? . Also have they got feeder loan clubs as citeh have sent a number to the same clubs . Just wondering as Liverpool don't seem as slick at it (whether you agree with loans or not)

{Ed002's Note - Each loan player from Chelsea has a liaison officer assigned (some are ex-players) who regularly see them, deal with any issues and report progress back to the club. For instance there was an issue with Lukaku and the club decided at the start of 2014 that he would be sold in the summer. His liaison tried very hard to reverse that decision, but to no avail. There was also a problem with a couple of players in the Netherlands and that resulted in the club having them get involved with spending some time with the local community (schools and charities). Chelsea has also helped clubs they have and are building relationships with - this may include providing training facilities, loaning coaching staff, having ex-players work with them in some capacity etc.. They have a structure in the Netherlands and Belgium in addition to relationships with South American and old Eastern Bloc countries. They are still working a deal with a Champions League side as well. In Italy I know that the clubs with a significant number of players on loan have regular contact and bring them back as a group for training on a couple of occasions mid-season. I am sure there will be someone at Liverpool keeping contact with the younger players on loan. Manchester United has a couple of long-term relationships with mainland European sides which have helped considerably in the past. Manchester City are building up their capability as you say. Many clubs in Spain and Portugal have built relationships with other sides and it helps with brining in players from South America.}

1.) 11 Aug 2017
11 Aug 2017 12:11:28
Wow ed just wow, your knowledge is ridiculous, it seems Liverpool are behind certain clubs in more way than one. That liaison officer sounds like a good job to me, I may write a letter to Jurgen! 😉 Thanks again for the reply.