The Premier League could be set introduce a change to the summer transfer window.
Ahead of the league-wide meeting on Thursday, clubs are set to vote on whether or not to bring forward the closing date of the summer transfer window, limiting the amount of time clubs will have to buy and sell their players.
This will see the window shut a mere two days before the start of the 2025/26 Premier League season, and could force clubs into doing their business early and thus creating more time for their squads to gel together before the campaign begins properly.
What’s the proposal?
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As revealed by [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/03/24/premier-league-clubs-talks-change-transfer-window-end/), the proposal aims to push forward the end of the summer transfer window to the 14th of August: two days before the projected start of the 2025/26 Premier League season.
Thursday’s meeting will see all 20 Premier League clubs vote on the matter, where 14 votes of approval will be needed to pass the proposal and make it an official rule.
An idea originally stemming from a meeting back in February, the proposal aims to benefit managers who will have their squad of available players ready before the season begins, rather than potentially disrupting squad harmony by buying or selling players for the fortnight following the opening weekend.
The news comes following calls at the beginning of the year by numerous Sporting Directors within the Premier League to also cut the January transfer window down to just two weeks, once more for the sake of preventing squad disruption.
What does this mean for Newcastle?
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If recent windows are any indicator, Newcastle likes to get their business done early – and then that’s usually it for the Magpies in terms of transfer activity.
For the summer window just gone, the latest incoming Eddie Howe’s side made was signing Will Osula on the 8th of August: over a week before Manchester United hosted Fulham in the Premier League’s opening game of the season.
Going back another year, Newcastle moved particularly quickly in snapping up key squad players Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes and Tino Livramento, with the trio of players all bought before Man City kicked off their title defence against Burnley.
Is it likely to pass?
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A 14 team super majority is usually very achievable in these routine Premier League votes, but it’s looking like these will be a difficult amendment to pass.
The Telegraph’s Sam Wallace reports that club owners and chief executives disagree are strongly against the proposed measures.
“This is an unusual case of a recommendation from the Premier League sporting directors – some of the most senior and experienced execs in the game – that may not even make it to a vote of the clubs.”
The primary concern is that clubs feel they will be at a disadvantage in the global transfer market, with less time to compete against the likes of those on the continent and in the Middle East when it comes to signing new players, potentially damaging the appeal of the Premier League.