For 2025, clubs have got more time - albeit only slightly more - to tie up their signings, loans and sales.You can follow all the latest transfers here.Why does the transfer window close in February?The Premier League's first window of the year often ends on 31 January.

There's shades of the Randal Kolo Muani deal here, with Manchester United realising the same thing PSG did: The only way to stand any chance of one day recouping a decent fee for an unwanted player is to get him out on loan and playing first, in order to rebuild his confidence. But it's quite a turnaround from his €95m arrival.

Birmingham City hasn’t been the revolving door it was during the summer in this transfer window. Chris Davies has only signed three players – and Phil Neumann won’t join until the summer.

BBC Sport assesses all the moves made by the 12 WSL clubs this summer - plus have your say on all the ins and outs. Arsenal left their recruitment until the last minute, but made two big signings before the window closed by bringing in United States defender Jenna Nighswonger on a permanent deal and England winger Chloe Kelly on loan.

A groundbreaking record was set in the women's game over the summer, with total international transfer spending reaching $6.8 million from June 1 to Sept. 1 2024, according to FIFA -- almost double what was spent during the same period in 2023.