Teams in England's top flight have elected
to stop the purchase of players before the
next campaign begins in a bid to stop
transfers unsettling stars
Premier League clubs have voted to close
the next summer transfer window before
the beginning of the 2018-19 season.
Teams have been plagued with uncertainty
this year as they have fought to keep hold
of star players, who have invariably
become unsettled due to their futures
being unknown.
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In particular, sagas over Arsenal's Alexis
Sanchez and Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho
— two of the division's star players —
dragged on until late in the window.
Consequently, in a bid to avoid this
disruption, teams have elected to shut the
next summer transfer window at 17:00
BST on the Thursday before the campaign
begins. Fourteen clubs were in favour of
the change, with five voting against it and
one team abstaining.
The decision will not impact the length of
the window, simply meaning that the
registration period in England will open
earlier than it currently does.
If other European leagues continue to
allow the movement of players until August
31, they will still be able to buy players from
the English top flight but will not be able to
sell their stars to Premier League clubs.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been
one of the biggest advocates for a change
in the current system , arguing as recently
as Tuesday: "The ideal situation would be
to have a transfer period that is closed 48
hours before the first game of the
championship and to close it completely
until after the season.
"I believe that we have to bring some
decency. We all complain today that it has
become too much a business, but we can
do something about it. We have that
responsibility in the game.”
WHEN WILL PREMIER LEAGUE TRANSFER
WINDOW OPEN IN 2018?
As there is no date yet set for the
beginning of the 2018-19 season, it is
unclear exactly when the window will be
opened in England.
Normally, the second weekend of August
would be the logical start to the campaign,
though that changes with Russia 2018.
However, using the precedent of the 2014
World Cup, after which the season began
on August 16, the next campaign may well
start on the weekend of Saturday, August
18.
As the summer transfer period lasts for 12
weeks, that would mean the window will
open on May 26, a fortnight after the
current season ends and on the day of the
Champions League final.
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