<P> Although, in England, the transfer window formally opens on 9 June, transfers between clubs in the same league can take place as soon as the last competitive fixtures for the season have been played . However, many transfers will not be completed until 1 July because many players' contracts expire on 30 June . International transfers into the English leagues (including the Premier League) cannot be made until the window has opened on 9 June . Outside of the transfer window, a club may still sign players on an emergency basis, usually if they have no goalkeeper available . Special dispensation from their competition's governing body, for example the Premier League, is required . The transfer window restriction does not apply to clubs below the National League division . </P> <P> If the last day of a transfer window is on a weekend, the deadline can be extended to the following Monday at the request of those involved for business reasons . The first shift of the deadline since its inception took place in summer 2008, when the deadline was extended by 24 hours to fall on Monday 1 September at midnight . The transfer deadline in England was similarly extended to 5 pm 1 September 2009, due to the August Bank Holiday . The German football league announced an extension of the January 2009 deadline to 2 February . </P> <P> Free agents can be signed by a club at any time during the season, if they had been released by their previous club before the end of the transfer window . A club can request to sign a player on emergency basis, e.g. if several goalkeepers are injured at the same time . Outside of the transfer window in England, once seven days have passed following the end of a transfer window, clubs from the English Football League (Regulation 53.3. 4) and (provided the player is not registered with a club from any league below the National League division) National League division (Rule 6.6. 4) can loan in players i) in the first half of the season, until 5.00 pm on the fourth Thursday in November and ii) in the second half of the season, until 5.00 pm on the fourth Thursday in March . An existing loan deal can be made permanent at any time outside the transfer window . </P> <P> The day upon which a window closes is known as transfer deadline day, and is usually one of the busiest days of the window, generating a flurry of transfers, often because a number of interdependent transfers are completed resembling a housing chain, generating much media interest . </P>

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