English Premier League clubs voted today to close the 2018 close-season transfer window before the start of the 2018-19 campaign. The transfer window in Europe's other major leagues runs until August 31, meaning clubs outside England could buy players from English top-flight teams after the new Premier League deadline. "Premier League clubs have today agreed to a rule amendment that will see the summer transfer window in any year end at 17:00 on the Thursday before the start of the season," the Premier League said in a statement. "This is for Premier League clubs only and has no bearing on other leagues and competitions." Premier League clubs spent a record 1.4 billion ( 1.8 billion, 1.5 billion euros) on new players during the 2017 close-season window.

Source: India Today September 08, 2017 05:26 UTC