Transfer Window Dates: Confirmed Registration Periods & Deadline Days

Transfer windows are important periods in the football calendar and people at every top club in the world have the relevant dates in the back of their minds at all times.

From a director of football seeking to rejuvenate the panel to a manager who needs to plug a gap mid-way through a season or an unsettled player mulling over their future with an eager agent, they are all keenly aware of the fact that transfers can only happen during very specific timeframes. Fans, too, look forward to the window with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation, while transfer news and rumours swirl mercurially through their orbit day by day.

They are technically known as transfer registration periods - basically, the windows when clubs can officially register new recruits - and they occur at two different times during a season, depending on the country. Broadly speaking, they tend to be referred to as the summer transfer window and the winter transfer window.

Here, GIVEMESPORT outlines the various upcoming summer 2026 transfer window dates for your convenience.

When the Summer 2026 Transfer Window Opens & Closes

Premier League, Ligue 1, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga

There is relative uniformity among the top European leagues when it comes to transfer windows, but there are variations to note, which can be seen in the table above.

England's Premier League and the French Ligue 1 each saw their summer 2026 transfer window open on June 15, 2026, while the transfer window for Serie A clubs in Italy opens slightly later on June 29. La Liga and Bundesliga clubs will only be able to transfer players from July 1, 2026.

Despite the fact that the leagues have a number of different transfer window opening dates, they will all have to conclude their business by September 1, 2026, with windows closing for all of them at that date.

MLS and Liga MX

MLS adheres to a different calendar than its European counterparts and thus the competition is in the middle of its 2026 season and looking towards its second transfer window, which opens on July 13, 2026 and closes on September 2, 2026.

To the south, Liga MX's summer transfer window will open on July 2, 2026 and close on September 11, 2026. For Canadian Premier League clubs, the transfer window opens on July 17 and closes relatively early on August 20.

Saudi Pro League, Eredivisie & Select Competitions

The Saudi Pro League has been a destination for some of the biggest names in football ever since Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Al Nassr in 2023. With many clubs still boasting formidable buying power, it remains an intriguing potential destination for players seeking to boost their earnings.

This summer the Saudi Pro League's transfer window opens on July 22 and closes on October 12 - meaning the deadline extends way beyond the one observed by most European leagues.

Dates taken from FIFA's official transfer window calendar - correct as of 22/06/26