BRISBANE Roar boss John Aloisi says he would like to see a loan system introduced to help clubs retain talented youngsters.

With youth development a hot topic in Australian football at the moment, Aloisi explained the challenges A-League bosses endure trying to balance short term success with the long term health of Australian football and development of young players.

For example, Devante Clut left Brisbane for more opportunities at the Jets, while Connor Pain and Scott Galloway both joined Central Coast after limited game time at the Victory.

Devante Clut and Luke DeVere. (Photo by Ashley Feder/Getty Images) Source: Getty Images

“The A-League’s very difficult to coach because you’ve got the salary cap, you’ve got the restrictions of you can’t transfer, you can’t loan,” Aloisi said while a guest on Fox Sports’ Shootout program on Thursday night.

“When you’re developing players, sometimes it’s difficult for say a Devante Clut to get in front of a Brett Holman — if Brett Holman was there (at the time) — or a Corona, because they’re at that level where they’re sort of the complete players.

“So sometimes you wish — it can’t happen at the moment — if we had the opportunity to loan them out to certain clubs, maybe for six months, maybe for a year, then bring them back, you’re going to get more of a complete player that’s had those games.”

Roar Head Coach John Aloisi. Source: AAP

While that idea could end up benefitting the bigger clubs more, it would also allow coaches who see something in a young player continue to look after their best interests.

But Aloisi said as the system currently stands, clubs will continue to lose players looking to get more gametime at A-League level.

“The issue with it — and we can go on about it for hours — you’re producing players with your youth system and it’s hard then to get them to play in the first team because they might not be ready,” he said.

“The only way they’re going to get ready is by playing minutes and it might not happen in your team, it might have to be somewhere else.

“But at the moment, we can’t do it and it can be frustrating for the player but also for the coaches and the club.

“So you end up losing players.”