Lincoln City and Leyton Orient can't recall League Two loan pair, club chief says
09/13/2024 05:43 AM
AFC Wimbledon’s head of football operations Craig Cope has saidLincoln City and Leyton Orient can’t recall Alistair Smith and Joe Pigott respectively this season.
AFC Wimbledon swooped to land the pair on loan in the summer transfer window.
They will have them for the whole campaign as their parent clubs are not able to bring them back in January, even if they wanted to, due to the terms agreed in their deals.
Cope has said, as per a report by London News Online: “What we have had in the last few windows is trying to negotiate with clubs who have got recall clauses put in. Usually the player is doing really well and they’re able to be recalled.
“The other club has to agree to it, and rarely people do, but the flip side of that is you can put a non-recall clause in, but the player could get injured or might not perform well. You’re then liable for the player for the season, so it’s really hard to get the balance – you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
“Alistair and Pigs don’t have a recall. The other ones (Owen Goodman, Crystal Palace, and James Furlong, Hull City) do, but we have some protection in place.”
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