Breathing space for Unión? AFA considers extending the transfer window | OneFootball

The Apertura Tournament of the Professional League is just around the corner. On Thursday the 22nd, Aldosivi and Defensa y Justicia will kick off the championship, which is taking place amid an active transfer market for all participating clubs.

Currently, the deadline for registering new players is January 20th. After this date, clubs have an extra slot until March 31st for each player they transfer or loan abroad.

However, this transfer window could be subject to changes. Several First Division clubs have formally requested the AFA to extend the deadline that expires this Tuesday.

This Monday is shaping up to be a key day to decide this matter. An extension of the market until January 27th could be announced, which would mean one more week than originally scheduled. Tomorrow, the president of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, will speak with the representatives of the clubs promoting the measure to decide whether to implement changes to the Professional League’s player registration scheme.

The AFA Executive Committee will meet next week

The executives will have their first meeting of the year in Ezeiza in the coming days, as a prelude to the start of the competition. In 2026, the Professional League will repeat its calendar format with the Apertura and Clausura.

Although the meeting time has not yet been set, one of the topics to be discussed will be the final stance on possible “amnesties” for sanctioned players, replicating decisions made at the start of the last three years.

Amnesties fall under the jurisdiction of the Executive Committee. This “clean slate” for sanctions at the start of a new season has already become customary, a practice that takes on even more significance in a World Cup year.

Unlike last year, when pardons were granted to players with up to four-match suspensions, this time the AFA body is leaning toward granting a single match amnesty, maintaining suspensions for professionals with multiple-match bans. This measure would cover all competitions under the AFA’s jurisdiction, including league matches and the Copa Argentina, across all divisions.

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