Curbs wants a bigger window

Charlton boss Alan Curbishley would like to see the transfer window expanded to eight weeks so clubs can have enough time to land their targets.

The system was put in place in England by the world’s governing body FIFA for the 2002-03 season, and restricts teams to just two periods of activity in the market for new players – either during the close-season or for a month at the start of the year.