ONCE AGAIN, IT’S that time of the year when football works itself up into a transfer frenzy as clubs bid to bolster their ranks or offload the dead wood.
However, European sides have little time left to do business with the deadline fast approaching and we’ve got all the dates and times (in Central European Time) at which the window slams shut across the continent.
Real Madrid have been busy in the January window following the high profile purchases of Norwegian teenager Martin Odegaard and Brazil U21 star Lucas Silva, but only have until 23:59 (22.59 Irish time) on 31 January to make any further additions, when La Liga ceases trading.
In Italy, Inter have enjoyed a productive window in acquiring Xherdan Shaqiri, Lukas Podolski and Marcelo Brozovic on loan, with the Serie A window open until 23:00 (22:00 Irish time) on 2 February.
Elsewhere, Premier League sides, who have long grown accustomed to a late flurry of transfer activity on deadline day, and Ligue 1′s finest both have until midnight on the same day (23:00 and 0:00 Irish time respectively) to conclude their business.
Germany’s deadline day is also February 2 but the Bundesliga’s window slams shut at 18:00 (17:00 Irish time).
The likes of Benfica, Porto and Sporting Lisbon will be casting a nervous eye at the clock as they bid to keep hold of their prized assets, with Portugal’s window drawing its curtains for the winter at 23:00 (23:00 Irish time) on January 31.
Switzerland’s deadline is on 15 February at 23:59 (22:59 Irish time).
Teams in eastern European and Scandinavia have a little longer to conduct any remaining business, however, with Russia (27 February), Norway (5 April), Sweden (2 April) and Finland (6 May), adhering to different restrictions.
Goal.com
