Serie A has become the first top-flight league to introduce an additional transfer window before the inaugural Club World Cup next summer.
FIFA approved a proposal in October to give its national associations the option of introducing an “exceptional registration window” to “address technicalities and equalise inconsistencies created by differences in registration periods and domestic-season timings”.
A statement from the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said on Thursday: “Taking into account the 2025 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, at the request of the Lega Serie A and pending the definition of the specific regulation, it was also decided to authorise an additional transfer window from 1 to 10 June 2025.”
The window will close five days before the start of the 32-team Club World Cup, which is being held in the United States.
Reigning Serie A champions Inter and 36-time Scudetto winners Juventus will represent Italy in the tournament, although every team in Serie A will be able to sign players during the new window.
The German, Spanish and English Football Associations have yet to confirm whether they will introudce the same measure.
The most recent Premier League summer transfer window ran from June 14 to August 30, beginning 16 days earlier than Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1, which all opened for business on June 30.
FIFA previously amended global transfer market rules in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic saw the traditional season extended from June into August.
The Club World Cup will take place across 12 different stadiums in the U.S., culminating with the final at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, on July 13.
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