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 takes place amid an active transfer market in all participating institutions.

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 undergo changes. Various First Division clubs have submitted a formal request to the AFA asking for an extension of the deadline that expires this Tuesday.

This Monday is shaping up to be a key day to define this point. An extension of the market until January 27th could be announced, which would mean an extra week from the originally scheduled date. Tomorrow, the president of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, will speak with the representatives of the clubs advocating for the measure to decide whether changes will be made to the Professional League's recruitment scheme.

The AFA Executive Committee will meet next week

The directors 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 is not yet defined, one of the topics to be discussed will be the final stance on possible "amnesties" for sanctioned players, replicating decisions made in the last three starts of the year.

The amnesties are the responsibility of the Executive Committee. This "clean slate" of sanctions for the start of a new season has become customary, a fact that gains even more relevance in a World Cup year.

Unlike last year, where forgiveness was granted to players with up to four match suspensions, this time the stance of the AFA body would be to grant a single match amnesty, penalizing professionals with multiple match suspensions. This measure would cover all competitions under the AFA's jurisdiction, including league matches and the Argentine Cup, in all divisions.

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