The Premier League considering proposals to extend the summer
transfer window by one day to September 1 with the August 31
deadline falling on a Bank Holiday.
Window breaker: Andrey Arshavin's late Arsenal arrival
prompted scrutiny last Ferbruary
League officials are said to be concerned that some deals could
hit the buffers with large sums being wired between clubs to banks
that may not be in operation over the long weekend.
Approval for the plans must be ratified first by world governing
body FIFA since the transfer window applies across all global
associations but an extension is not unprecedented.
The Premier League came under scrutiny at the beginning of the
year when they cleared paperwork Andrey Arshavin's move from
Russian outfit Zenit St Petersburg to Arsenal despite its late
submission, owed to the adverse weather conditions which forced a
delay.
But with many manager's anxious that they may miss out on late
targets, the Premier League will now consider the practicality of a
one-day extension to the deadline in hope they can strike an
agreement that would gain widespread approval.