Murky world of transfer window may soon become clearer

Football’s January transfer window is a weird business, and never more so than in a World Cup year.

Murky world of transfer window may soon become clearer

Small wonder there is a growing pressure for the system to be reformed, or even abolished — which is what the international players’ union FIFPro says it now wants.

The winter window is a showcase for some of the worst aspects of the present system. Apart from England most major European leagues have some sort of break, but even in countries such as Poland clubs have to face the possibility of losing players in mid-season, with a very brief time to replace them.

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