The current European winter football transfer window is set to close on Monday, 2 February 2026, with slightly different cut-off times depending on the league.

When transfer window will close

Key deadline day timings (2026 winter window)

For the major European leagues in the 2025–26 season:

  • Premier League (England):
    • Closes Monday, 2 February 2026 at 7:00 p.m. GMT (2:00 p.m. ET).
  • Serie A (Italy):
    • Closes Monday, 2 February 2026 at 7:00 p.m. GMT (2:00 p.m. ET).
  • Bundesliga (Germany):
    • Closes Monday, 2 February 2026 at 7:00 p.m. GMT (2:00 p.m. ET).
  • Ligue 1 (France):
    • Closes Monday, 2 February 2026 at 7:00 p.m. GMT (2:00 p.m. ET).
  • LaLiga (Spain):
    • Closes Monday, 2 February 2026 at 10:59 p.m. GMT (11:59 p.m. CET / 5:59 p.m. ET).
  • Scottish Premiership:
    • Closes Monday, 2 February 2026 at 11:00 p.m. local time.
  • Women’s Super League (WSL, England):
    • Closes Tuesday, 3 February 2026 at 11:00 p.m. GMT.

Quick HTML table for main leagues

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<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>League</th>
      <th>Country</th>
      <th>Winter 2026 deadline day</th>
      <th>Local closing time</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Premier League</td>
      <td>England</td>
      <td>2 February 2026</td>
      <td>7:00 p.m. GMT</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>LaLiga</td>
      <td>Spain</td>
      <td>2 February 2026</td>
      <td>10:59 p.m. GMT (11:59 p.m. CET)</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Serie A</td>
      <td>Italy</td>
      <td>2 February 2026</td>
      <td>7:00 p.m. GMT</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Bundesliga</td>
      <td>Germany</td>
      <td>2 February 2026</td>
      <td>7:00 p.m. GMT</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Ligue 1</td>
      <td>France</td>
      <td>2 February 2026</td>
      <td>7:00 p.m. GMT</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Scottish Premiership</td>
      <td>Scotland</td>
      <td>2 February 2026</td>
      <td>11:00 p.m. local time</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Women's Super League</td>
      <td>England</td>
      <td>3 February 2026</td>
      <td>11:00 p.m. GMT</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

Why the date looks a bit different this year

Normally, the winter window often ends on 31 January, but in 2026 that date falls on a Saturday, so the major European leagues aligned the deadline to Monday, 2 February 2026 instead. This keeps business within a full working day and makes TV coverage of “Deadline Day” easier for broadcasters and fans.

Forum-style mini take

“Feels like clubs are waiting until the last possible hour again. Same story every year – weeks of rumours and then chaos on deadline day when the window is about to slam shut.”

From a fan’s-eye view, expect: late loan deals, panic buys from clubs fighting relegation, and at least one big move that drops in the final couple of hours before the window closes. Social feeds, live blogs, and transfer trackers will be especially intense around the 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET slot and again near the LaLiga and Scotland later cut-offs.

TL;DR: The winter transfer window will close for most top European leagues on Monday, 2 February 2026, at 7:00 p.m. GMT (with LaLiga and Scotland a bit later and WSL on 3 February).

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.