Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and West Ham can secure additional time for transfer deadline day deals

It hasn’t been the more active transfer window for clubs across the Premier League - although a number of London clubs have secured some high-profile deals.

Tottenham Hotspur completed one of the most costly deals in the window after paying out £26.7m to land Genoa’s highly-rated defender Radu Dragusin before handing Timo Werner a second chance in the Premier League after taking the former Chelsea man on loan from RB Leipzig.

West Ham United’s sole incoming was Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips after the England star agreed to spend the remainder of the season at the London Stadium. Crystal Palace completed a £8.5m deal for Genk’s Daniel Munoz and Brentford have completed the captures of Sergio Reguillon on loan from Spurs and Hakon Valdimarsson from Elfsborg.

Arsenal and Chelsea yet to add to their ranks but Fulham are believed to be closing in on the addition on Blues striker Armando Broja after reportedly agreeing a £4m loan fee with their West London rivals. That deal could go down to the wire - but the Cottagers and their Premier League rivals are able to gain two hours extra time to complete deals - and here is how they can do it!

When does the January transfer window come to an end?

Things are a little bit different in this year’s January transfer window - because the window doesn’t actually close until February! Clubs are able to conclude deals up until midnight on Thursday 1st February - although there is a way to secure extra time to get their last-minute transfers secured!

What is a transfer deal sheet and how is it used?

With players, managers, club officials and agents all involved in the increasingly complex world of transfers, the Premier League will allow additional time for clubs to put the finishing touches to deals - but there are guidelines which must be abided to before a deal sheet can be utilised.

Using the example of the current transfer window, a deal sheet can not be used before 10pm on Thursday night and it can not be submitted after the transfer deadline of midnight. The sheet contains full details of the transfer including the clubs involved, a full rundown of the deal including a payment schedule and any additional payments that may take place in future. This must be completed in full and submitted to the Premier League before a club can be granted another two hours to formally complete the deal.

There is one matter to take into consideration - the Premier League website confirms any club completing the transfer of a player from a club outside of England still have to comply with the FIFA Transfer Matching System deadline of midnight.