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Transfer window

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounCore term

In football (soccer), transfer window means: One of the fixed periods in the year when clubs are allowed to register new players, usually a long one in summer and a shorter one in winter.

In Turkish: transfer dönemi, transfer penceresi

How it is used

The transfer window opens and closes; its last day is deadline day, famous for late deals. Clubs do business in the January window or wait for the summer window. Under some rules, free agents can be registered outside the window.

Example sentences

  1. We'll look for a new centre-back when the transfer window opens.

  2. The deal was done minutes before the transfer window closed.

Common collocations

  • the transfer window opens
  • January transfer window
  • summer transfer window
  • deadline day
  • outside the transfer window
  • transferThe move of a player from one club to another, usually with a fee paid to the selling club and a new contract for the player.
  • signFor a club, to bring a player in on a contract; for a player, to agree a contract and join a club.
  • free agentA player whose contract has ended or been cancelled, so they can join any club without a transfer fee.
  • loanAn arrangement in which a player temporarily joins another club for a set period, often a season, while still under contract with their parent club.

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