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Emergency loan window: When does it open? When does it close?

Image: Football League clubs will be able to make emergency loan signings from Sept 9 until Nov 25

The summer transfer might be shut but the wheeling and dealing will resume when the loan window opens on Wednesday.

Here's all the information you need to know as clubs try to bolster their ranks with temporary signings...

When does the loan window open?

The emergency loan window opens on Wednesday, September 9.

When does the window close?

The window closes on November 25.

Clubs will not then be able to do further business until the winter transfer window re-opens in the new year.

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Who moved on summer Deadline Day?

How long can players move for?

A player can be signed during this period for any length of time between 28 and 93 days.

If a player signs for 93 days that three-month spell will take him through until January 2016 when the winter window opens.

The club could then extend his deal until the end of the season.

Who can do business?

Football League clubs can take advantage of Premier League sides looking to send players out on loan to gain valuable first-team experience.

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Which players on loan from Premier League clubs have impressed in the Football League?

Top-flight clubs themselves cannot make regular loan signings.

No overseas players can be bought in this window.

Any exceptional circumstances?

There is one scenario that allows Premier League clubs to do business. 

Should any side in all four divisions suffer a goalkeeping injury, a replacement can be signed, with loans tending to last a week.

Follow all the loan deals - as well as the latest transfer news and gossip from across the globe - with our dedicated Transfer Centre.

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