When does the transfer window close for Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham? What is a deal sheet?

It’s looking to be a hectic end to the January transfer window for Premier League clubs including Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham.

The Gunners have been hotly linked with a move for Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins, but the Midlands outfit are proving stubborn in their reluctance to let the talisman go. Meanwhile, Spurs are powering forwards with a move for Mathys Tel and West Ham have signed Evan Ferguson on loan from Brighton.

Here’s all you need to know about when the transfer window shuts tonight.

When does the Premier League transfer window close?

It is transfer Deadline Day on Monday, February 3 for football clubs in the Premier League and in the EFL. The window will slam shut at 11 pm UK time.

The window in known as the ‘January window’ but closes in February this year following discussions held between the top football leagues across the continent. A Premier League statement last summer, when the deadlines were set, read: “The Premier League has confirmed the transfer window dates for the summer 2024 and winter 2025 transfer windows. The summer window will open on Friday 14 June and will close at 23:00 BST on Friday 30 August.

“Meanwhile, the winter window will open on Wednesday 1 January 2025 and will close at 23:00 GMT on Monday 3 February 2025. To ensure harmonisation with the major leagues in Europe, the closing dates were set following discussions with the EFL, DFL, Serie A, LaLiga, and LFP, who will all close their Summer and Winter windows on 30 August and 3 February respectively.”

When does the transfer window close in Europe?

Transfer action of course doesn’t only take place in the UK with teams in contact with clubs abroad. The rules and regulations around when the January window closes in Ligue 1, the Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A and more can affect transfers being made back at home.

As per Metro, in Germany, the Bundesliga window closes at 5 pm UK time. The next to shut is the Serie A in Italy at 7 pm UK time. It’s over to France next with a 10 pm UK time deadline before La Liga in Spain shuts at 11 pm UK time. The Scottish Premiership window closes at 11 pm UK time, the same as the Premier League.

That puts extra pressure on Premier League clubs to finalise agreements for any incomings and outcomings overseas well ahead of 11 pm tonight.

What is a transfer deal sheet?

The Premier League official website outlines: “Clubs sometimes conclude deals at the last minute and it is not always easy for them to get everything completed and sent over by the deadline. The deal sheet allows a club to confirm that a deal has been reached in order to allow for additional time to submit the remaining documentation.

“For a deadline of 23:00, the deal sheet cannot be used before 21:00 and needs to arrive fully completed before the transfer window closes. Once the sheet arrives, clubs have got another two hours, or until 01:00, in which to submit the full paperwork.

“But if a club are looking to complete an international transfer, they still have to comply with the FIFA Transfer Matching System (TMS) deadline of midnight.”

In other news, West Ham and Everton look set to be beaten to the signing of a Chelsea midfielder.