Why Blackpool and Fleetwood Town can still sign players after the transfer window has closed
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The clubs can in fact still buy and sell players up until the end of August.
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Hide AdLast year, EFL clubs voted to bring the closure of the window in-line with that of Premier League clubs - meaning that the transfer window closed at 5pm on August 9.
But this was only a ‘soft’ closure - with some deals still able to be completed after this deadline.
All permanent signings must be completed by the August 9 deadline, but clubs can still sign players on standard loan deals until August 31 at 5pm.
Indeed, players who are free agents can also be signed up until the August 31 deadline, meaning the Seasiders and Town will have no need to stress if they can’t bring in any new faces before the August 9 window closes.
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Hide AdIn terms of outgoings, they will still be able to loan out players to Football League clubs and can even sell players after Thursday - providing that the buying club is still within their nation’s respective transfer window.
That means that clubs in Scotland, France, Italy and further afield could all move for Blackpool and Fleetwood players, while the clubs could also shift some out of favour players off the wage bill.