5 Premier League clubs with the most number of loaned out players this season

Loaning out a young player, who has been showing promising signs has been proven to be beneficial, not only for the player but for the club as well. We don't have to look too far back to see how loan spells can aid a player's progress. The progress of Harry Kane is a perfect example of what happens when quality players are given sufficient first-team exposure and playtime.

But nowadays, with all the money pouring in the league, every now and then clubs go out and sign a player they don't really know where to fit into their squad. And loaning out such a player becomes a way of just postponing the problem of having to deal with him.

Well, loaning out surplus players is still one of the best ways to develop a youth academy product into a future first-team player. And it seems every transfer window, more and more players get loaned out of the Premier League for whatever reason it may be. So, lets take a look at the PL clubs who have loaned out the most number of players this transfer window.

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#5 Manchester City

Patrick Roberts is one of the players out on loan from Manchester City

Well, it is no wonder Manchester City are on this list. With a squad where even the substitutes bench is sometimes better than the opposition they face, it is no surprise that the only play time youth academy products can get is out on loan spells.

City have a really huge squad, with options to choose from in every position, so they loan out players. But who knows maybe few of these players will make the most of their chances and help establish the Manchester City academy as one of the most reputed academies in England

With 12 players loaned out this summer, it has the fifth highest number of players out on loan. And we can expect the number to stay the same or even increase if Guardiola decides to sign new players this January.

#4 Brighton & Hove Albion

Tomer Hemed was a regular for The Seagulls last season, but has been loaned out this season

Surprisingly, the club at number 4 on our list is not a rich club, but South-East England based club, Brighton & Hove Albion. After securing promotion in the 2016-17 season into the Premier League, they broke their transfer record multiple times. This spending spree might be a reason they had to send out so many players on loan.

Well, providing surplus players some first-team football is always the reason for a loan spell. In this club's case, it seems the balance sheets was the main reason they had to send out 12 players on loan this summer, including last season's regular Tomer Hemed.

#3 Everton

Sandro Ramirez is one of the many players signed last season, and loaned out this season by Everton

Well, ever since the sale of 49.9 percent stake of Everton in 2017, it was expected new money would come splashing in. And with that money came series of new signings last season. Unfortunately for The Toffees, almost all the signings failed to adjust at their new club.

And as a result of last year's transfer window blunder, a total of 14 players were loaned out this transfer window. This list included some familiar names like - Ashley Williams, Yannick Bolasie, Kevin Mirallas.

This just shows money isn't everything, using it aptly matters too.

#2 Liverpool

Liverpool decided to loan out their number 1 from last season

Well, Liverpool is a big club, and naturally a lot of talented players are in its youth academy. And some of them like Trent Alexander-Arnold have managed to break into the first team, but others weren't that lucky.

Along with some academy players who have been loaned out, some first team signings from previous seasons like - Marko Grujic, Ragnar Klavan and Danny Ings have also been sent away on loan spells. And in all, 15 Liverpool players are out on loan trying their luck.

#1 Chelsea

Bakayoko is on the long list of Chelsea players out on loan

It had to be Chelsea on the top of the list. The army of players out on loan consist of youth academy players and past first team starters alike. In recent years Chelsea have been making quite the tradition of stocking up young talent and then sending them out to get some first team action.

The club is miles ahead in terms of players loaned out when compared to the other clubs in this list. A staggering total of 29 players have been loaned out by The Blues, which include World Cup Semi-finalist Michy Batshuayi.

For any club to have 29 players out is just crazy, and it is going to be a headache to deal with once the loan spells end.