Spanish transfer deadline: What time does La Liga window close and why is it a day later than the Premier League?
The likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid will have an extra day to do their transfer business after the Premier League window closes
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THE Premier League transfer window is set to close on August 31, at 11pm.
But in Spain the window will not shut until 25 hours later.
That means fans of clubs like Liverpool and Chelsea will have an agonising wait to see if they can keep their stars once the Premier League window is closed.
When is the Spanish transfer deadline?
The Spanish transfer window will shut at 12am on Saturday, September 2.
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Why does the Spanish transfer window shut a day late?
Fifa rules state that there must be two transfer windows per season, with one lasting 12 weeks and the other lasting a month.
But football's governing body leaves individual associations to decide when their window should start and finish.
The Spanish FA have opted to start and finish their window a day later than that of the Premier League this season.
When do the other major transfer windows close?
The Scottish, French and Italian windows all close at 11pm on August 31, like the Premier League, while the German window shuts six hours earlier.
As usual, the Chinese transfer window will close two weeks later, on September 14.
But few, if any, Premier League players are expected to make the move to China this summer after new tax rules successfully curbed spending on foreign players.
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