The first day of September normally signals the end of the summer transfer window in the , but clubs now have two deadline days to contend with. June 30 has become an important date for the executives running Premier League sides as it coincides with the last day of the financial year. That means it’s the date by which they need to have their houses in order as they look to comply with the profit and sustainability rules that are now being punished with points deductions.
“If you get your sums wrong, then what happens if that player plays for you in the opening match and does their ACL and you can’t sell them for another 12 months and you were budgeting on that sale? Advertisement “Football is strange in the sense that the money comes in in lumps, but the money going out is quite constant.