Premier League clubs are expected to agree on a new “hybrid” model of the transfer window.

It is thought that having the transfer window shut the day before the start of the season but with international transfers only still permitted after that day will be the preferred option at a vote next month. The alternatives are: a return to the old system where it closes at the end of August; or staying with existing system where it shuts the day before the start of the season.

The options have been explained to club officials at regional meetings with the league, where they have also been updated on the implications of Brexit. The 20 clubs will decide at a meeting on February 6.

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