Moussa Sylla’s transfer to New York City FC has fallen through, but that doesn’t mean Schalke won’t be able to sell their striker after all. Overview of the open transfer windows.
German professional soccer clubs now have certainty: the transfer period ended at 8 p.m. on Monday evening, marking the last chance to strengthen their squads for the second half of the season. Reinforcements are no longer possible. Clubs can no longer sign professionals without contracts, which was also only possible until the end of the winter transfer period.
And yet there could still be some movement in the squads. Even after the transfer window has closed, players can still be transferred. The prerequisite for this is that the transfer window is still open in the league of the receiving club. While the deadline in the top European leagues in Germany, England, Spain, Italy, and France ended on Monday evening, it is still open in some countries.
This applies, for example, to the Netherlands (February 3), Portugal (February 4), Austria, Turkey (both February 6) and Switzerland (February 16) – all interesting markets that regularly attract players from the German leagues. Transfers to Major League Soccer (MLS) in North America are even possible until the end of March.
Incidentally, there were no big surprises on Deadline Day. The Bundesliga clubs were relatively cautious. RB Leipzig made the most notable transfer with the signing of World Cup candidate Brajan Gruda. The U21 international is on loan from English club Brighton & Hove Albion until the end of the season and hopes to impress enough to earn a place in the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Winter transfer window: Still open in these countries February 3: Portugal February 6: Austria, Greece, Turkey
February 9: Mexico
February 10: Australia
February 12: Czechia
February 14: Hungary
February 16: Switzerland
February 17: Croatia
February 24: Bulgaria
February 25: Poland
March 3: Brazil
March 10: Argentina
March 26: USA
March 27: Norway
April 4: Finland