EPL to Have Two Transfer Windows This Summer

The English Premier League has announced it will have two transfer windows this summer to allow Manchester City and Chelsea to sign players before the Club World Cup.

The window will open between June 1 and June 10, then close for five days before running again from June 16 until September 1.

This summer features the first expanded Fifa Club World Cup, which involves 32 teams and adopts the format of the regular World Cup of the past few years.

Chelsea and Manchester City are the Premier League teams in the tournament which takes place in the United States starting June15.

But the Premier League can only have 12 weeks of a summer window – hence the five-day break in order to run it until September 1.

Fifa has allowed new players to be registered for the Club World Cup.