Transfer News – Top 5 Loan Moves Of The 2024 Transfer Window

The football transfer window is know as a period in football when football clubs engage in a buying and selling of players on permanent transfer basis for a fee. Another angle to transfers during the transfer window is the loan aspect, whereby a player is loaned out to another club to play for a certain period of time before returning to his parent club.

This loan move is mostly for a period of one year, a loan move seems like a second option for clubs who might find it too expensive to buy a certain player, they then opt for for a loan move which is usually cheaper, a loan move sometimes comes with an option to buy on a permanent basis.

We will be looking at the:

top 5 loan moves of the 2024 transfer window

(1) Victor Osimhen – Napoli to Galatasaray 

Victor Osimhen definitely has to come in at number one on this list no doubt, Victor Osimhen apparently had the biggest transfer news this transfer window, the striker who was strongly linked to making a big money move Chelsea this transfer window, including other potential clubs who showed interest in the Nigerian number 9, but unfortunately the deal that was supposed to take Osimhen to Chelsea fell through. Victor Osimhen was approached by Galatasaray of Turkey on a one year loan deal which he accepted and moved to Istanbul.

(2) Jadon Sancho – Manchester United to Chelsea

The English winger made a late shock move to Chelsea on transfer deadline day, and this puts Jadon Sancho second on our list of top 5 loan moves of the 2024 transfer window. Sancho who just recently got back from a loan move at his former club Borrussia Dortmund, with fans hoping he was back to stay and play for Man Utd for the new season, where shocked when Sancho made the late switch to Chelsea.

(3) Raheem Sterling – Chelsea to Arsenal

Raheem Sterling takes the number 3 spot on our list. Raheem Sterling just like Jadon Sancho also made a deadline day loan move to arch rivals Arsenal, Sterlings loan move comes at the back of an issue with Chelsea’s new manager Enzo Maresca, who told the winger to seek a move elsewhere. Raheem Sterling who had formally worked with Mikel Arteta during his time at Manchester city, made it quite easy for Sterling to secure a loan move to the Emirates stadium.

(4) Tammy Abraham – AS Roma to AC Milan

Former Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham is on number 4 on our list of the top 5 loan moves of 2024. Tammy Abraham who represents England internationally but was born to Nigerian parents, moved to Italy to play for Roma when Portuguese Jose Mourinho was still in charge at the club. It was an easy move for Tammy Abraham, knowing the love Jose Mourinho has for black football players.

(5) Kepa Arrizabalaga – Chelsea to Bournemouth 

Chelsea shot stopper Kepa Arrizabalaga who only recently returned from a loan move at Real Madrid where he won the champions league and La Liga title with Real Madrid, Kepa has yet again gone on another season long loan to Bournemouth after just recently signing another one year contract extension with Chelsea. And this puts him at number 5 on our list of top 5 loan moves of the 2024 transfer window.