Another British summer transfer window has shut – with Premier League sides frantically scrambling for last-minute signatures on Monday 1st September, but are there any transfer windows still open around the world that English teams can still sell players to?
2025 Summer Transfer Window Shut For The FIVE Big European Leagues 🔄
English clubs spent a record £348.9m on deadline day over the final 24 hours of the Premier League summer transfer window – with the Alexander Isak move from Newcastle to Liverpool setting a new £125m British record.
This took the total summer spending to over £3 billion. With Liverpool setting the pace with £446.5m, which has also helped see their title winning odds shorten with the football betting sites.
But the transfer window is now SHUT across the five main European leagues – Premier League, Serie A, Ligue 1, La Liga and the Bundesliga.
Meaning cheque books can be put away – but they can still sell players to leagues that haven’t shut their summer transfer windows.
As, despite the big Europe league shutting their transfer windows – the good news for some clubs is there are still some countries around the world that haven’t hit their deadline days yet.
Deadline Days Around The World – Which Countries Still Have Their Transfer Windows OPEN? 🌎
| Country | League | Shut Date (local time) |
| Austria | Österreichische Fußball Bundesliga | 05-Sep-2025, 17:00:59 |
| Belgium | Pro League | 08-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan Professional Football League | 10-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Professional Football League | 08-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Czech Republic | Ligová Fotbalová Asociace | 08-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Greece | Super League Greece | 12-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Israel | Israeli Professional Football Leagues | 21-Sep-2025, 19:00:00 |
| Netherlands | Eredivisie CV | 02-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Norway | Norsk Toppfotball | 02-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Poland | Polish Professional Football League Ekstraklasa | 08-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Romania | Liga Profesionista de Fotbal | 08-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Serbia | Serbian Super Liga | 17-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Switzerland | Swiss Football League | 08-Sep-2025, 17:59:59 |
| Slovakia | Unia Ligovych Klubov | 06-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Turkey | Turkish Union of Clubs | 12-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Premier League | 05-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Mexico | Liga MX | 12-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Pro League | 10-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
| Portugal | Liga Portugal | 16-Sep-2025, 23:59:59 |
When Did The Premier League and EFL Summer Transfer Window Shut? 🗓️
The Premier League and EFL summer 2025 transfer window shut on MONDAY 1st SEPTEMBER at 7pm.
This was slightly earlier than the normal 11pm time in previous transfer windows – in a bid to get away from the late nights some football staff, agents and players have had to deal with in the past.
The window opened early this year too – between Sunday 1st June and Tuesday 10th June – due to the FIFA Club World Cup.
And then reopened again on Monday 16th June 2025.
Can Premier League Teams Still Sign Free Agents? 📝
Yes, despite the main summer transfer window now shut – Premier League teams can still sign ‘FREE AGENTS’ at any point.
However, they can only be registered and play in games if there is a place in that Premier League teams squad list of 25 players.
What Are The Premier League Rules On Loan Players? 📒
Premier League teams can’t loan to another Premier League side a player that they have obtained in the same transfer window.
While Premier League players can’t register more than two players on loan at any one time.
The maximum number of registered loans in the same season is four and no more than one from the same club.
Plus, Premier League sides also can’t loan more than one goalkeeper to another English top-flight team.
EFL teams have slightly different rules – as they can have a maximum of five loan players in their matchday squads.
Who Pays The Wages For Loaned Players? 💷
This depends on the agreement made between the two sides around the loaned player.
It’s often the case that the club that takes the loaned player will play their wages in full – but they don’t have to stump up a potential big transfer fee.
However, some clubs still agree to split the wages, while other club might still agree to pay their players wages in full – but loan them out for free in order to get them match time.
