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Premier League clubs are going to discuss moving the transfer window back so that it is aligned with the rest of Europe again.
Sides in the Premier League and EFL Championship saw their own transfer window close on August 8th, some three weeks before the rest of Europe. However, this has led to some squads being disrupted because players are distracted as a result of speculation linking them to moves away before the European deadlines expire.
Several clubs, Spurs being amongst the most prominent, want to revert to the old system, which prevailed prior to 2018, whereby the English window would be aligned with clubs on the continent again. Under Premier League rules, 14 votes would be required to approve the motion for change, which may not be formally tabled until November or even the New Year, although Premier League clubs are expected to discuss the idea informally in a meeting on September 12th.
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