Some have been rousing successes, while others haven’t.
But with all five of the current crop coming to Fratton Park from clubs higher up the English football pyramid, they remain players with hefty price tags that more often than not continue to be out of reach for most sides in the third tier.
Such deals often give clubs a false sense of security, with their presence often papering over cracks in squads.
So much so that a side’s market value can depreciate massively, by millions, in fact, when the loanees are back at their parent clubs once the season is over.
So which outfits will have the biggest holes to fill when their temporary players head back at the season’s end?
With the help of Football Manager’s market values, we’ve found out...

13. Rotherham
Combined loan values: £11,076,000; Players on loan: Jordan Osei-Tutu (£7m), Will Grigg (£76k), Rarmani Edmonds-Green (£4m) Photo: John Walton

14. Ipswich
Combined loan values: £14,225,000; Players on loan: Bersan Celina (£2m), Tyreeq Bakinson (£6m), Macauley Bonne (£225k) Dominic Thompson (£6m) Photo: Alex Davidson

15. Burton Albion
Combined loan values: £15,452,000; Players on loan: Sam Hughes (£122k), Harry Chapman (£650k), Christian Saydee (£314k), Jacob Maddox (£366k), Matej Kovar (£14m) Photo: Steven Paston

16. AFC Wimbledon
Combined loan values: £16,419,000; Players on loan: Sam Cosgrove (£1m), Dapo Mebude (£4m), Henry Lawrence (£11m), Tomas Kalinauskas (£21k), Terry Ablade (£398k) Photo: Christopher Lee

