Millwall manager Rowett unaware of Leeds financial penalties for Cresswell | OneFootball

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."