Premier League clubs on Thursday backed a rule amendment that will see the summer window end at 17:00 local time on the Thursday before the start of the season. This season the window closed on Aug. 31 while the season had begun 20 days earlier.Fourteen Premier League clubs voted in favour of closing the transfer window before next season starts.https://t.co/eUIAeWXq6l pic.twitter.com/tYJpBoHoRd
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) September 7, 2017
Premier League Clubs have today agreed to a rule amendment that will see the summer transfer window close earlier: https://t.co/den3cSuWiX pic.twitter.com/8Dr7fBXdUm— Premier League (@premierleague) September 7, 2017The new date applies only to clubs in the Premier League and relates only to purchasing of players. Premier League clubs will still be able to sell players to clubs in other leagues, such as those in Europe, whose window is still open. Some European clubs have also expressed support for shortening the window in similar fashion but the Premier League is so far the only league to have made the move.
The Football League, which includes the second, third and fourth tiers of English football, has not yet changed their window but a similar change is on the agenda for their meeting of clubs on Sept 21.Marotta: “The @premierleague’s decision to end the transfer window early is wise. Now we have to extend the discussion to a European level.” pic.twitter.com/S71x71iMDu
— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) September 7, 2017
Premier League clubs have voted to change the transfer window but are there potential drawbacks to the new deadline? https://t.co/eCuuIl1VKtpic.twitter.com/Pzj1jxWtto— Sky Sports PL ? (@SkySportsPL) September 7, 2017
No one benefits from closing the Premier League's transfer window early. https://t.co/mZJYiS36Dd pic.twitter.com/Nqjc2v4HCS— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) September 8, 2017
