UEFA has advised that the 2020 summer transfer window should close no later than October 5. A statement by UEFA on Thursday read: "The deadline for player registration for the group stage of the 2020-21 UEFA club competitions has been set to October 6, 2020. "As a result, the UEFA executive committee called on all member associations to adopt a harmonised end date to the upcoming summer transfer window, with this date set as October 5, 2020." On Wednesday UEFA said the intention was for the group stages of the 2020-21 Champions League and Europa League to start in week beginning October 19. Neil Doncaster, the chief executive of the Scottish Professional Football League, has also been appointed to the CEDB.

Source: Irish Independent June 18, 2020 19:18 UTC