Cliff Notes – When does the summer transfer window open and close
- The summer transfer window for most European leagues opens on July 1 and closes on September 1 at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET, four hours earlier than in previous seasons.
- Clubs involved in the FIFA Club World Cup can register players from June 1 to June 10, with additional provisions for replacing expired contracts between June 27 and July 3.
- Free agent signings can occur after the deadline, and deals can be agreed upon between leagues with closed windows, pending the opening of the signing club’s window.
When does the summer transfer window open and close?
The 2025 summer transfer window promises to be another busy period. However, due to the influence of the FIFA Club World Cup looked a little different to usual.
The first games at the Club World Cup are being played on June 15, and the clubs involved needed to be able to sign players to take part. So FIFA gave member associations with clubs in the Club World Cup the right to apply an additional registration period, which ran from June 1 to 10.
In addition, FIFA has a clause in the Club World Cup regulations which allows 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 Sept. 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.
Premier League transfer window
For the 2026 winter window, Jan. 31 falls on a weekend which means it’s expected to close on Monday, Feb. 2.
All dates are correct as listed by FIFA’s Transfer Window Calendar.
The transfer window will reopen on Monday, June 16. International deals and free transfers won’t go through until July 1.
The Premier League will close the transfer window on Monday, Sept. 1 four hours earlier that in past seasons, at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET.
Women’s Super League transfer window
The WSL summer window will open on Wednesday, June 18 and runs through to Tuesday, Sept. 13.
LaLiga transfer window
LaLiga’s transfer window will reopen on Tuesday, July 1 and close on Monday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET — four hours earlier than past seasons.
Serie A transfer window
Serie A’s main transfer window will also reopen on Tuesday, July 1 and close on Monday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET.
Italy has also confirmed its winter window will run from Jan. 2 to Feb. 2.
Bundesliga transfer window
The regular window will open on Tuesday, July 1 and will close at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET (two hours later than in recent seasons) on Monday, Sept. 1.
Ligue 1 transfer window
Ligue 1 will reopen its transfer window on Tuesday, July 1 and will close it on Monday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET — that’s three hours earlier than usual.
