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Millwall manager Rowett unaware of Leeds financial penalties for Cresswell

Millwall manager Gary Rowett says he's unaware of any financial penalties imposed by Leeds United if Charlie Cresswell does not play.

Cresswell joined the Championship side on a season-long-loan in the summer and has enjoyed a strong start to life at the Den.

Rowett said: “I'm not involved in the details and those sorts of discussions. Is it a financial penalty? Sometimes you pay a loan fee and every time a player starts that loan fee reduces.

“There is a way of encouraging game time for young loan players. But from my perspective, Cressy and Shacks [Jamie Shackleton] – any players that come from Premier League clubs on loan – they are part of what we're doing.

“We try and treat them exactly the same as any other player that is in our group. I wouldn't pick the team based on any financial penalties.

“If you're a Premier League club loaning to a Championship club, you want your player to play at least a decent amount of minutes. It's probably more a case of that."

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