It is a "mini-transfer window" that could breathe new life into French football. The transfer market between clubs in France will open on Monday, June 8, announced the Professional Football League (LFP), suspended from Fifa concerning the international transfer window upset by the coronavirus pandemic.
Meeting on June 5, the Board of Directors of @LFPfr decided to open on Monday June 8, 2020 the period of transfers between French clubs.
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"A forthcoming Board of Directors will fix the opening of the international period and the final closing of the market in the light of the decisions of Fifa and the discussions in progress with the other European leagues", explained the LFP in a press release.
Then adapt to the European market
It hopes to obtain the possibility of cutting the transfer window into two parts, to validate the Franco-French transactions at first, and then adapt to the European market, where most of the championships are resuming their season, we detailed. from sources close to the matter.
Several leaders had spoken out for the organization of a Franco-French transfer window in June, before the accounts were closed on June 30.
The idea was to "allow clubs that have purchases and sales of players to be able to do them in relation to their resumption of training, so as to be more effective", explained a few days ago, Bernard Caïazzo, the president of the main elite union 'Premier League'. "But it is obvious that we are not going to distort the dates in relation to the four major championships. The aim is to finish when they finish themselves, ie by the end of September" .
With AFP
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