WITH less than a month to go until another season of Scottish Premiership football grinds to a halt, clubs are beginning to turn their attention to the transfer market.
Loan deals were a key part of almost every top-flight outfit's strategy last summer and a total of 44 players will be returning to their parent clubs at the end of this campaign.
That includes some high-profile stars who have made significant contributions over the last nine months, as well as some players who won't be missed by the fans.
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Would you like to see your club tie down any of these departing loanees on a permanent deal this summer?
Patrick Roberts – Manchester City
Odsonne Edouard – PSG
Scott Bain – Dundee
Russell Martin – Norwich City
Jamie Murphy – Brighton
Jason Cummings – Nottingham Forest
Dalcio – Benfica
Sean Goss – QPR
Ryan Christie – Celtic
Greg Stewart – Birmingham City
Chidi Nwakali – Manchester City
Kenny McLean – Norwich City
Freddie Woodman – Newcastle United
Dominica Ball – Rotherham United
Hibernian
Jamie MacLaren – Darmstadt
Florian Kamberi – Grasshopper
Scott Allan – Celtic
Faycal Rherras – Mechelen
Brandon Barker – Manchester City
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Aaron Tshibola – Aston Villa
Stuart Findlay – Newcastle United
Aaron Simpson – Wolves
Jasko Keranovic – West Bromwich Albion
Steven Naismith – Norwich City
Connor Randall – Liverpool
Joaquim Adao – Sion
David Milinkovic – Genoa
Demetri Mitchell – Manchester United
Motherwell
Nadir Ciftci – Celtic
Stephen Hendrie – Southend United
Tom Aldred - Bury
George Williams – Fulham
Matthew Willock – Manchester United
Denny Johnstone – Colchester United
Dundee
Simon Murray – Hibernian
AJ Leitch-Smith – Shrewsbury Town
Hamilton
Charlie Scott – Manchester United
Partick Thistle
Conor Sammon – Hearts
Baily Cargill - Bournemouth
Ross County
Greg Tansey – Aberdeen
Jamie Lindsay – Celtic
Harry Souttar – Stoke City
Max Melbourne – West Bromwich Albion
Mattias Kait - Fulham
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