All of Portsmouth's current loanees can be recalled by their parent clubs due to clauses in the deals, as per a recent report by Hampshire Live.

The update comes to light after a summer transfer window in which the South Coast club brought in the likes of Gassan Ahadme, Gavin Bazunu, Miguel Azeez, Mahlon Romeo and George Hirst on loan from Norwich City, Manchester City, Arsenal, Millwall and Leicester City respectively.

A recall clause is a term that is usually included in most loan deals that are dealt in English football, meaning that the loan club are at risk of losing some of their bettered borrowed players.

Speaking about the news on the recall clauses, Hampshire Live's Portsmouth writer Jonty Colman had this to say:

"I asked Danny Cowley on this a few weeks ago and while he did not give specific details on clauses and dates exactly, he basically said that every player has a recall clause in their contracts and that it is standard practice. Not just at Pompey, but around football too."

Losing any of their loanees would be a slight blow for Pompey who now look to be starting to find their feet in Sky Bet League One after a mixed start to the campaign.

Meanwhile the South Coast outfit are busy preparing for their next game, which comes on Saturday against Rotherham United away at the AESSEAL New York Stadium.

The Verdict 

This is something that Pompey have obviously been aware of for quite some time, so clearly they will be taking an open view of the situation surrounding these individuals.

Whilst Bazunu and Romeo have proven to be good additions so far, the other three loanees have largely failed to make much of an impact at the time of writing.

Loanees can easily be replaced however, so in the unlikely event that they do get recalled by their parent clubs, Pompey will surely have back up options in the pipeline.

It's one of the downsides to bringing players in on loan - you cannot always guarantee that they will be around for the duration of the season.