Premier League club regret early transfer window

Premier League clubs are understood to regret voting to bring forward the end of the transfer window in a World Cup year says the Daily Mail today. The summer window will close on Thursday August 9th at 5pm ahead of the first round of top-flight fixtures two days later.

But all Premier League clubs are finding that the early deadline is working against them, since the fees being quoted for players remain sky-high and there is less time to negotiate more realistic prices.

The later closure of the window in Europe means foreign clubs will wait until after August 9th in the hope of picking up Premier League players on the cheap, when selling abroad is the only option.