What time does transfer window close today? Early deadline explained | OneFootball

Some huge deals could go right down to the wire in a frantic end to the market

Transfer Deadline Day has arrived once again and it looks set to be potentially the busiest we’ve seen for a long time.

Brighton winger Facundo Buonanotte looks poised to arrive at Stamford Bridge in a shock deal amid new links to the likes of Conrad Harder and Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez, while Arsenal plan to finalise the signing of Ecuador defender Piero Hincapie on an initial loan from Bayer Leverkusen.

Manchester United want a new goalkeeper and could seemingly sign either Senne Lammens or Emi Martinez, while Tottenham hope to win the race for Manuel Akanji amid fresh links to Randan Kolo Muani and Manchester City remain in pursuit of Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Yoane Wissa has reiterated his desire to leave Brentford in no uncertain terms amid ongoing Newcastle interest, with the likes of Crystal Palace, Fulham and West Ham also still trying to bolster their respective squads.

In England, the 2025 summer transfer window closes tonight at 7pm BST on the evening of Monday, September 1.

That is four hours earlier than the usual 11pm finish.

The window initially opened on June 1 before the inaugural expanded Club World Cup, before being briefly closed again for six days and reopening on June 16.

Why is there an early transfer deadline?

The transfer deadline - in a move agreed in conjunction with the Football Association (FA) - has been brought forward this summer in both the Premier League and EFL in order to prevent club and league officials working on deals from having to do so long into the night, as often happens.

Clubs will have until 9pm to get any last moves over the line providing they have completed and submitted a deal sheet which gives them those two extra hours, which in windows gone by meant a 1am cut-off point. The deal sheet cannot be used before 5pm.

What about in Europe?

The summer transfer window will also close at 7pm BST in Ligue 1, LaLiga, Serie A, the Bundesliga, Scottish Premiership and Primeira Liga, among others.

It stays open until September 12 in Turkey, while it’s September 10 in Saudi Arabia.

In England, the transfer window officially reopens for business on January 1, 2026 and closes again on February 2.