Premier League transfer window set to be delayed to August

According to the 'Daily Mail', the transfer window is unlikely to open until the end of August, as most Premier League clubs will now aim to do business in September.

Much like with the rest of football, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the dates, as the summer window was due to begin in mid-June and run until September 1. 

Proposals to complete the domestic campaign by the end of July and European competitions in August are gathering momentum, with the 2020-21 campaign pencilled in to start shortly afterwards in mid-September.

FIFA have told national associations they can schedule the transfer window when it suits them.

Although it is becoming increasingly clear when it will open in England, the transfer deadline is open to more discussion.

It's understood that lower league clubs will push for a longer and more flexible window to prevent Premier League teams picking off their best players with reduced bids that they simply cannot refuse in the current economic climate.

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already said that he may look to 'exploit' the situation, and the club's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward warned last week that will be fewer big-money deals this year.