Newcastle United braced for transfer restrictions as English Premier League to vote on 'associated club' agreements

The English Premier League are set to vote on banning incoming loans from 'associated party' clubs - a move which would prevent Newcastle from loaning players from Saudi Arabia if successful.

There has been concern down south about Saudi owned Newcastle potentially bringing players who have moved to the Saudi Pro League back to the EPL on temporary arrangements. It's been reported that Ruben Neves, who only joined Al-Hilal from Wolves in the summer, is a target for Eddie Howe's team for January following Sando Tonali's 10 month ban for gambling offences.

But Watford also frequently moved players in and out from Udinese and Granada during their time in England's top flight, with all three clubs owned by the Pozzo Group. And Manchester City are under the City Football Group umbrella, which also has varying stakes Melbourne City, New York City and Yokohama F. Marinos among its 12 clubs across the globe, though they tend to buy outright given their status as the brand's flagship team.

According to the Daily Mail, the league are set to vote on new regulations which would effectively prevent teams from loaning in players from sister clubs elsewhere. It's claimed the vote will take place on November 21 and needs a majority of 14/20 to come into effect.