Premier League clubs are set to discuss closing this year's summer transfer window on Thursday, August 14 - two days before the start of the 2025/26 season according to reports.
The idea was proposed in early February at a meeting between sporting directors and those in similar roles of all 20 clubs, according to The Telegraph.
Some felt that managers would benefit from having their squad in place before the season, rather than after a couple of weeks in.
With the proposal now in place, it's scheduled to go to a vote which would require a super-majority 14 to pass.
However, preliminary discussions between owners and chief executives reportedly suggest there is little support for the idea - and it could even be disbanded in a pre-vote.
It's claimed that there are problems persuading other European leagues to fall into line, as well as the Saudi Pro League, who have emerged as the second biggest spenders behind the Premier League.
Saudi clubs spent £119million in the January transfer window and are insistent that they will continue to battle with the Premier League for the world's best players.
And many Premier League owners and executives are concerned shutting the window earlier would give Saudi and other leagues an advantage.
The summer window close early in 2018 and 2019 in time for the start of the Premier League season but that was found to be disadvantageous in the market.
Therefore, clubs decided to revert back to the old system for the Covid-disrupted 2020/21 season and it has been the same since then.
Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are among those that could be impacted by the proposed changes.
The Gunners signed Raheem Sterling and Neto late in the 2024 summer transfer window and they would have been unable to bring in both of those players at that time if deadline day was brought forward.
As for Chelsea, Joao Felix and Jadon Sancho were among the players signed towards the end of last summer.
Spurs, meanwhile, made a move for Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich on deadline day in January.