2022 Soccer Summer Transfer Window : Tracking Transfers

There’s a lot of excitement as the longest summer transfer window of the year gets underway. Clubs now have extra time to identify and negotiate with players who may improve the squad after a year of understanding team strengths and weaknesses.

After a year of understanding team strengths and weaknesses, clubs now have more time to scout and negotiate with players who might enhance the squad.

Here is everything you need to know about the transfer window and the deals that have been made across the most important leagues:

1. What Is The Transfer Window?
2. How Many Transfer Windows Are There?
3. When Does The Transfer Window Open?
4. Which Players Have Transferred To A New Club?

Unlike basketball, football, baseball, and hockey, soccer clubs acquire new players in a slightly different way. During this period, clubs attempt to acquire players from another team either through a transfer fee, a loan, or a loan-to-buy option. A permanent switch of clubs is referred to as a transfer, while a loan is a club borrowing a player for a limited time (from summer to January or from January to summer).

Clubs may agree on a transfer fee at the time of signing, which is distinct from the contract the club pays the player to be on their roster. Clubs may also agree on a fixed price at the time of signing that would allow the borrowing club to make a permanent purchase after the loan period ends if the player is loaned.

There are two transfer windows in total, with the summer window being one of them. In addition to the summer window, there is also the January transfer period, during which mid-season acquisitions are permitted, although it is a time when fewer transactions are made because of the game schedules, travelling, and other roadblocks that make negotiating more difficult.

The MLS has two transfer windows: the primary window that ran from Feb. 10 to May 4 and the secondary window that will start in July.

The transfer window for the major leagues will open on different dates, with some deals already confirmed by clubs. The leagues will not confirm the deals until July 1. The schedule for the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 is here:

• Premier League: Opens June 10 and closes on Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. ET
• La Liga: Opens July 1 and closes on Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. ET
• Serie A: Opens July 1 and closes on Sept. 1
• Bundesliga: Opens July 1 and closes on Sept. 1 at 12 p.m. ET
• Ligue 1: Opens June 10 and closes on Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. ET

MLS has a secondary summer transfer window that goes from July 7 to Aug 4 with the regular season ending on October 9

There have been a lot of transfers across the major leagues, and there will be even more in the future. Here is a list of some of the biggest soccer players who have started new chapters in their professional careers during the 2022 transfer window. (all transfer fees via Transfermarkt):