Transfer window

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In association football, a transfer window is the period during the year in which a club can add players to their squad who were previously under contract with another club. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA. "Transfer window" is the unofficial term commonly used by the media for the concept of "registration period" as described in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. According to the rules, each national football association decides on the time (such as the dates) of the 'window' but it may not exceed 12 weeks. The second registration period occurs during the season and may not exceed four weeks. Although commonly associated with the buying and selling of players, a transfer window primarily regulates player registration rather than negotiations themselves. Clubs may scout players, conduct permitted negotiations and reach agreements concerning future transfers outside a registration period, subject to contractual and regulatory rules. A transfer may therefore be agreed or announced before a window opens, while the player's registration with the new club and eligibility to play take effect later. The transfer window of a given football association governs only international transfers into that football association.…

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