The summer transfer window for the Premier League is upon us. The EFL has confirmed the summer transfer window will run from the start of June to September
Dates for trading were issued by the top flight in March with the window containing a short break between 10-16 June to accommodate FIFA’s Club World Cup registration period.
The summer transfer window will open from Sunday 1 June to Tuesday 10 June (19:00 BST) and from Monday 16 June to 1 September (19:00).
Influence of FIFA Club World Cup on summer transfer window
The six-day break is due to an additional FIFA Club World Cup registration period ahead of the start of the 32-team tournament which runs from 15 June-13 July in the United States.
The first games are being played on June 15, and the clubs involved need to be able to sign players to take part. So FIFA have given member associations with clubs in the Club World Cup the right to apply an additional registration period from June 1 to 10, though there is no obligation to do so.
Additionally, FIFA has allowed clubs to replace players on their squad lists whose contracts have naturally expired in the period June 27 to July 3, which may also influence transfer business.
Usually, most leagues in Europe open their windows on July 1, while the general deadline for closing is one day later than usual this year — on Monday, Sept. 1 — because Aug. 31 falls on a Sunday.
The closing date was set following discussions between the top five European leagues, including moving to a standard deadline time of 7 p.m. UK / 2 p.m. ET. In previous seasons, Germany would close its window first, followed later in the evening by Italy, France then England and Spain.
Other associations can still choose to end the window at a later date than September 1.
Clubs in all leagues will still be able to sign players as free agents after the deadline, and as long as they are not officially attached to any club when the window closes.
Deals can be agreed between leagues with transfer windows which are closed. They will be officially completed if or when the signing club’s window is open.
The 2025 summer transfer window will then open again on Monday June 16 until Deadline Day on Monday, September 1.
This summer’s transfer windows will close four hours earlier at 7pm, rather than the usual 11pm deadline.
Premier League Summer Transfer Window Dates
- First window: June 1 to 10
- Second window: June 16 to September 1
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Premier League squad rules
Each Premier League club can name a 25-man squad, with players who are under the age of 21 not counting towards that limit. There must also be at least eight ‘homegrown’ players in the squad of 25.
The Premier League defines a Homegrown player as: “a player who, irrespective of nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to The Football Association or the Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons, or 36 months, before his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21). A club’s Under-21 players are not included on the 25-man squad lists and are eligible to play in the Premier League.”
