Premier League clubs have agreed on the 2025 summer transfer window dates following a shareholders' meeting in central London.
The window will open early between Sunday June 1 and Tuesday June 10 due to an exceptional registration period for the expanded Club World Cup.
It will then open again on Monday June 16 until Deadline Day on Monday September 1.
All Premier League clubs will be free to do business during the earlier window, not just Chelsea and Manchester City, who are participating in the Club World Cup.
The vote to decide the dates of the transfer window was unanimous at Thursday's shareholders' meeting.
Discussions had been held over closing the window earlier on August 14, but there is now a total agreement to stay aligned with other European leagues and stick with September 1.
Why is the Premier League transfer window split?
FIFA approved a proposal in October to give teams participating in the Club World Cup an additional window between June 1 and June 10 so they could sign players ahead of the tournament.
For instance, Real Madrid want to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold in time to play at the Club World Cup, but his contract at Liverpool expires on June 30. This gives them the chance to negotiate with Liverpool.
But why does the Premier League have a six-day closure of the window in between?
The 2024/25 handbook says on page 267 that the summer window has to open "at midnight on the date 12 weeks prior to the date on which it is to conclude".
League rules say the summer window can be a maximum of 12 weeks and the winter window a maximum of four weeks.
This early window is considered an exceptional registration period - and is separate to the above guidelines.
When is the Club World Cup?
FIFA's new-look Club World Cup will start on June 15, with the final taking place on July 13.
The tournament, which will feature 32 teams and take place every four years, is being hosted in the United States this summer.
The winners of the Club World Cup will receive up to £97m ($125m) from FIFA.
Prize money of £774m ($1bn) is to be shared between the 32 clubs - with a £406m ($525m) participation fee shared based on sporting and commercial criteria, and £368m ($475m) shared based on sporting performance.
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