Last updated on .From the section FootballDerby are one of the eight clubs under a transfer embargo at presentDerby, Reading and newly-promoted Hull are among eight English Football League clubs under transfer embargoes external-link a month before the start of the new season. The embargoes limit a club's ability to make signings, with sanctions preventing transfer fees being paid. Swindon Town, already struggling with off-field issues, plus Oldham Athletic and Scunthorpe United are the three League Two teams under embargoes. The EFL have started publishing a list of clubs under embargoes following a change in regulations voted for by EFL clubs last month. Under the EFL's operational rules surrounding embargoes, clubs do have some means of strengthening their squads "to protect the integrity" of the competition.

Source: BBC July 08, 2021 09:56 UTC