The last day for Dutch clubs to attract players is approaching, but today is the last time clubs in the major leagues can buy or rent players. We have listed the most important transfer deadlines for you.

After Wednesday, players can no longer come to the Netherlands, but they can still leave for a number of foreign competitions, where the transfer market is open for a little longer. The transfer deadlines for other countries are as follows:

• Duitsland: dinsdag 1 september om 20.00 uur
• Frankrijk: dinsdag 1 september om 20.00 uur
• Italië: dinsdag 1 september om 20.00 uur
• Engeland: dinsdag 1 september om 23.59 uur
• Spanje: dinsdag 1 september om 23.59 uur
• In Nederland kunnen clubs nog tot woensdagavond 23.59 uur spelers aantrekken

Deadlines overige competities

• Verenigde Staten: donderdag 3 september om 05.59 uur
• Canada: donderdag 3 september om 05.59 uur
• Schotland: donderdag 3 september om 17.00 uur
• Qatar: donderdag 3 september om 22.59 uur
• België: donderdag 3 september om 23.59 uur
• Turkije: vrijdag 4 september om 22.59 uur
• Saoedi-Arabië: zondag 6 september om 22.59 uur
• Portugal: dinsdag 15 september om 20.00 uur
• Griekenland: dinsdag 15 september (tijd niet bekend)

Why does market close on different days?
According to FIFA rules, national football associations can decide for themselves when the transfer market closes in their country. As a result, the closing date varies per competition. For example, Germany has chosen to close the transfer market earlier than many other European countries.

The Netherlands also has its own closing date. The KNVB has chosen to keep the transfer market open one day longer than in England, Spain, Italy and France. This gives Dutch clubs extra time to attract a new player if they sell a player to a foreign club on the last day of the transfer period.

For example, clubs in the Premier League and the Kitchen Champion Division can still look for a replacement, while the transfer market in the major foreign competitions is already closed.

Free transfer players
Football players without a contract may still be signed by a new club after the market has closed. So they do not have to wait for the next transfer period.

Players entering their final year of contract are only allowed to officially negotiate and sign a pre-contract with a new club in the last six months of their contract without permission from the current employer.