"Longer loan" refers to a situation where you borrow money for a longer period of time. In simple terms, it means that you will have more time to repay the borrowed amount. Full definition
For their part, banks are becoming increasingly more comfortable with longer loan terms, now going up to 10 years, and funding higher leverage deals if recourse is on the table. (nreionline.com)
We can not recall players who are on season long loans deals. (justarsenal.com)
We don't know whether it is a permanent move or the season long loan deal that has been talked about it and frankly I could not care less. (justarsenal.com)