Premier League clubs have agreed to extend the end date of the summer transfer window, thereby returning back to its traditional closing period of the end of August.
The clubs approved the change after voting at a Shareholders’ Meeting on Thursday.
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According to the Premier League, “the 2020 closing date will, therefore, be 17:00 BST on 1 September (31 August 2020 being a UK Bank Holiday)”.
For the past two seasons, the window in England closed the day before the Premier League campaign began.
It was moved to the start of August in England following complaints from clubs and managers that keeping it open after the start of the season was disruptive.
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However, following the unwillingness of other major leagues across Europe to bring their own windows forward, a number of English clubs found themselves in the uncomfortable position of knowing their players were in demand across the continent but unable to bring in replacements for anyone they wanted to sell.
The clubs have, therefore, decided to realign their transfer window calendar with that of their counterparts across the continent.
