The Football Association would not prevent Joey Barton signing a six-month loan deal with League Two Fleetwood Town from QPR, BBC Sport have learned


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BBC Radio Lancashire reports that the Cod Army are set to sign the 29-year-old on loan.
He is due to serve a 12-match ban but would return to action sooner at Town because they play more games early on.
The FA would not sanction any loan it deemed designed to circumvent the ban but a six-month loan would be allowed.
He would not be allowed to play for QPR before they had played 12 games this season - even if they recalled him after his ban had technically ended at Fleetwood.

If the loan goes ahead, it means Barton could now return to action on 6 October or sooner, six weeks earlier than if he stayed at QPR.
QPR deny holding discussions about a loan move to the League Two side.
Barton played 45 minutes of Fleetwood's friendly with Kilmarnock on Tuesday.
The one-time England international agreed to join the Football League newcomers for a week during pre-season, but was not expected to play a match.
He knows several Fleetwood players from his younger days and has a close friendship with Cod Army forward Andy Mangan.

Barton was sent off on the final day of last season as QPR lost at Manchester City and was later found guilty of two counts of violent conduct by the Football Association.
The midfielder was initially shown a red card for an off-the-ball clash with City striker Carlos Tevez and incidents with Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany came after Barton had been dismissed.
He received a four-match ban for the foul on Tevez and another eight for his further offences.

Rangers fined Barton six weeks' wages and stripped him of the club captaincy, as well as leaving him out of the squad for their pre-season tour of Malaysia.
The former Manchester City and Newcastle player would be eligible to make his competitive Cod Army debut against Cheltenham on Saturday, 6 October - or could even return in September if they have runs in the League Cup and Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

Had he stayed at Loftus Road, the 17 November game against Southampton would have been his return date barring progress in the League Cup.
When the idea was first mooted, former Manchester City defender Danny Mills told BBC Sport: "If it was me I would say it was a great idea. It's not against the rules, some might argue it's against the spirit of the game, but until that loophole is closed then why would you not exploit it?"