Stand by for traffic as window opens

The Scottish summer transfer window is now open and will run until October 5.

Fifa has approved the request by the SFA for players to move during that period.

The new Premiership season will start on August 1, with the three lower leagues in Scotland back in October.

The SFA has announced that it has approval from Fifa to open the transfer window immediately.

The SFA-SPFL joint response group had considered several factors when proposing the new dates for the window.

A statement released by the joint response group read: “The joint response group has been examining the optimum summer transfer window for Scottish football clubs, with consideration to the impact of Covid-19 on domestic and international movement of players.

“A request submitted by the SFA to open the transfer window from Tuesday July 14 until midnight on Monday October 5 has now been approved by Fifa”.

The statement added that, in arriving at the recommendation, the JRG’s regulation subgroup took into account circumstances such as Fifa confirming that the summer transfer window cannot exceed a period of 12 weeks.

It added: “The SPFL board has approved, subject to approving the regulations, amended loan principles for the coming season which extend the existing October loan window for League 1 and 2 clubs to also cover Championship clubs.

“Fifa has also confirmed that the first registration period for Scottish women’s football will be from Wednesday July 15 until Tuesday October 6”.