EFL to suggest clubs agree to shortening summer transfer window
Wednesday 20 September 2017 23:13, UK
The English Football League will suggest that its clubs agree to a shortening of the summer transfer window, according to Sky sources.
It is understood the EFL will also discuss whether teams should still buy loan players until England's window formally closes at the end of August.
The 72 clubs from the Championship, League One and League Two will meet on Thursday to consider the impact of a shorter window, one of a number of items on the agenda.
Earlier this month the majority of Premier League clubs voted to close the summer window before the start of the season.
Sky Sports News understands the EFL feels under no obligation to replicate the Premier League's decision but, should a majority want to implement change, a vote to amend its regulations is not expected until their next formal meeting in February.
The issue was initially discussed at a club meeting last year.
This summer, 215 player loans took place into EFL clubs, with 102 of those loans completed after the start of the season.
The EFL is understood to favour keeping loan deals until the end of the month, with just under a quarter of all loans completed on Deadline Day in August.
Following an early closure, if clubs agree, it is understood the league would only allow clubs to convert a standard loan to a permanent transfer the following January, to prevent any misuse of its proposed new rule.
