When does the January winter transfer window close in 2023? Deadline Day date and time

31-01-2023
4 min read

There are big clubs and high-profile names in the conversation on Transfer Deadline Day as clubs across Europe make the final push to bolster their squads ahead of the final five months of the season.

Arsenal are chasing Jorginho as a midfield back, PSG are desperate to sign Hakim Ziyech, Chelsea are making a push for Enzo Fernandez, and there's talk of Manchester United acquiring a midfielder. All this leaves for plenty of loose ends to wrap up before the window closes in Europe.

Outside of a few, the top European leagues will see the secondary winter transfer window shut on January 31, but that's not the case for other countries. 

From Europe to the MLS and the A-League, here are the dates (and times) your favorite club needs to complete transfers by this winter.

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When does the January transfer window close?

The transfer window opening and closing dates for every country in the world are tracked by FIFA online. We highlight a few of them below:

Premier League (England)

  • The Premier League's winter window closes on January 31 at 23:00 GMT.
  • These dates and times also apply to EFL clubs, who returned to competitive action a few weeks before their top-flight counterparts in December.

Bundesliga (Germany) & Ligue 1 (France)

  • Like England, the top three divisions in Germany see their winter windows close at 23:00 local time on Tuesday, January 31.
  • Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 in France are following the same dates as Germany and England.

La Liga (Spain) & Serie A (Italy)

  • The winter window for La Liga in Spain will close on the same date of Tuesday, January 31 at 23:00 local time.
  • Italy's Serie A, B, C and D will also see their window close on Tuesday, January 31 at 23:00 local time.

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Transfer windows in Australia, North America, South America

Australia (A League Men)

  • The A-League Men season, which spans from October to May, returned to action during the latter stages of the World Cup, and the transfer window, taking place in Australia's summer, closes on February 8, 2023.

USA and Canada (MLS)

  • The 2023 MLS season gets underway in February and teams in the USA and Canada have a few months to build their squads given this constitutes their primary transfer window, while summer is the secondary window.
  • FIFA notes that the window in the USA and Canada will run from January 31 to April 24, 2023.

Argentina and Brazil

  • The 2023 Primera Division in Argentina gets underway on January 27 and spans until early August. Their first transfer window of the season lasts just under a month, starting on January 23 and closing on February 22, 2023.
  • The Brasileirao's 2023 window runs from January 10 to April 1, 2023 with the season starting on April 16.