PREMIER LEAGUE  CONFIRMS NEW TRANSFER WINDOW 

The Premier League has introduced two transfer windows this summer to allow Manchester City and Chelsea to register players for the Club World Cup.

This means that clubs in the English top flight will now be able to recruit and retain players in a special window between June 1 and 10.

 The exceptional registration period was approved by FIFA last October and is open to any national association which has teams involved in the new expanded Club World Cup, which starts in the United States on June 14.

 However, FIFA regulations limit closed-season transfer windows to a maximum of 12 weeks, so the Premier League window will be closed again from June 11 to 15, and reopen on June 16 through to Monday, September 1.