A… what?
Remember Jefferson Montero? He gave Calum Chambers 90 minutes of hell once at the Liberty Stadium. The diminutive Ecuadorian winger’s Swansea City career peaked that night as he has struggled to get games since.
In the summer, he was loaned out to Spanish club Getafe, but had similar problems there and only played four times before moving again. And his latest move has confused quite a lot of people. Swansea City today tweeted that Montero would be joining Ecaudorian club C.S. Emelec on a “sub-loan.”
We can confirm that @JeffMONTERO23 has joined @CSEmelec on a sub-loan for the remainder of the season. 📝https://t.co/m16WodqPX3
— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) February 27, 2018
The sub-loan is not a deal we regularly see in football, hence the confusion. Surely the Getafe loan has been cancelled and a new loan has begun? Not exactly.
https://twitter.com/JesusReturnss/status/968439874578677760
A…..what? pic.twitter.com/rfU2o3ZccR
— Thatsagoal.com: Making Betting Better (@thatsagoal) February 27, 2018
— San Diego Swans (@SanDiegoSwans) February 27, 2018
What the hell is a sub-loan?
Answers on a postcard 😂 https://t.co/KUqb43GtHW
— OLBG.com (@OLBG) February 27, 2018
A sub-loan. OH COME ON https://t.co/7NmdiiSiNm
— Lee Stobbs (@LeeStobbs06) February 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/MarcoReubs/status/968448627629809665
The idea is similar to subletting a flat; the club temporarily using the player loans him out to another club.
Swansea have stated that he will remain on Getafe’s books for the rest of the season, but will go out on loan to Emelec in Ecuador, where he started his career.
So, he’s still a Swansea player, and a Getafe loanee, and also an Emelec loanee. It’s quite a lot to get your head round, admittedly. It throws up the question of why the Getafe loan wasn’t cancelled, and a loan between Swansea and Emelec was not agreed without Getafe acting as the middle man.
The only reason, I suppose, is that Getafe may want to recall him and Swansea are happy to let the Madrid club have first dibs on the winger if they wish.
