When does the transfer window close? Early deadline explained as hectic summer finale looms

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

A frenetic summer transfer window is set to conclude with potentially one of the busiest and most dramatic deadline days seen for years as clubs strive to get some major last-gasp business over the line.

There are still so many potential high-profile moves in the offing in the final hours of the market, the most notable of which concerns potential switches to reigning Premier League champions Liverpool for both wantaway Newcastle striker Alexander Isak and Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi.

Liam Delap’s hamstring injury has seemingly sparked a late rethink at Chelsea, who could yet sign another striker before the deadline having also scrapped Nicolas Jackson’s proposed loan switch to Bayern Munich at the 11th hour - leaving the player furious.

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 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 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.

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.

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.