Why summer transfer window closes TODAY at unusual time and when it reopens

Premier League clubs have two transfer windows to get major deals over the line this summer. FIFA have confirmed that the transfer window will be split in two for the first time ever.

The first window opened on June 1 and will shut on Tuesday, June 10. That decision has given clubs the opportunity to get a number of deals done.

Liverpool and Manchester United have acted by signing Jeremie Frimpong and Matheus Cunha respectively. Unsurprisingly, Chelsea have also been busy having made six new signings already.

And the business might not stop there. Manchester City have THREE deals in the pipeline, while Liverpool continue to chase the lucrative signing of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen.

But why has the window been changed? Mirror Football has all of the details you need to know…

The first window shuts on Tuesday, June 10, at 7pm BST. That is to allow all relevant federations to be on the same page.

The window will reopen on June 16 and will run all the way until September 1, also shutting at 7pm as opposed to the traditional 11pm time.

Basically, it is to allow all of the clubs playing at this summer’s Club World Cup to sign some new players ahead of the tournament. It gets underway this weekend.

A statement from FIFA confirming the decision read: “In line with the Regulations for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ and the relevant amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, all 20 Member Associations whose clubs will participate in FIFA’s groundbreaking competition have confirmed the opening of an exceptional registration window from 1 to 10 June for all their affiliated clubs to allow new players signed to compete in the tournament.

“The deadline for the final player list has been set as 10 June 2025, allowing each participating club to bring any new players signed in this special window to the United States.

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“The Member Associations concerned are located in: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

“The Regulations for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, which were approved by the FIFA Council in October 2024, seek to address technicalities and equalise differences in registration periods and domestic-season timings between participating clubs to the greatest extent possible, while affording flexibility to the Member Associations in question.

“Participating clubs will also be able to replace and add players during a restricted in-competition period from 27 June to 3 July 2025 within a set limit and according to specific limitations, including the fact that a “standard” registration window must be open for the club at the time. The objective is to encourage clubs and players whose contracts are expiring to find an appropriate solution to facilitate the players’ participation. This will ensure that the best players will be playing, allowing clubs to add new recruits even during the tournament.”

Real Madrid have taken advantage of the window by agreeing a deal to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold early from Liverpool. The Reds have replaced him with Jeremy Frimpong.

Meanwhile, Chelsea have been busy, signing Liam Delap among five others. Manchester City are also hoping to seal a host of deals including Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Ait-Nouri.

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