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Premier League clubs need to complete a 'deal sheet' in order to complete a transfer in the last two hours of a transfer window. Clubs often leave their transfer dealings to the very last minute, and therefore have to submit a form to the Premier League to make sure that a transfer can go ahead. The deal sheet allows a club to confirm that an agreement has been reached and also give themselves more time to submit the remaining documentation. The Premier League and the English Football League have both set a transfer deadline for Monday, 1 September at 19: 00 BST. The deal sheet cannot be used before 17: 00 BST and needs to be filled in before the transfer window closes. Once the deal sheet arrives with the Premier League, the clubs have an additional two hours, or until 21: 00 BST to submit all the required paperwork. If all the necessary paperwork has still not been submitted after the 21: 00 BST deadline has passed, the transfer will not be able to proceed. Enzo Fernandez completed his move to Chelsea from Benfica in January 2023 after the Blues submitted a last-minute deal sheet to get the transfer over the line. However, Blackburn Rovers failed to sign Orlando City's Duncan Mc Guire in 2024 after the club failed to submit the deal sheet into the EFL's system on time. Send us your questions The deal sheet is a simple form and clubs have to state: The selling club The buying club The transfer fee The guaranteed sums The contingency payments Premier League clubs spent £179m on deadline day last summer If a club is trying to sign a player from abroad, they will need to also meet the Fifa matching system deadline in order to get international clearance. This is an online system that makes the international transfer of players between clubs quicker, smoother and more transparent. The buying club have to upload all the information to the system, and the international club also has to match all the details before midnight. The FA also has to request international clearance, and they then inform the Premier League and the clubs that the transfer can proceed. The British club will also need to apply for a work permit before the transfer window closes. This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your questions. We want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you do. The team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and pundits. We will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest sporting events. Our coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and You Tube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio. When does the summer transfer window close? How do football transfer requests work? How do football agent fees work? 'Better than I thought' - Moyes lauds maverick Grealish after win at Wolves US Open: Sinner takes third set of intriguing tie with Shapovalov La Liga: Mallorca lead at Real Madrid against run of play Preview the new series of Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams Hugh Bonneville narrates Sherlock Holmes’ greatest cases Reflecting on the 'kamikaze' attacks of World War II A cricket match-fixing scandal that stumped the sport Man Utd's vital win can't mask urgent goalkeeping issues Fernandes scores stoppage-time winner as Man Utd edge out Burnley. Video Fernandes scores stoppage-time winner as Man Utd edge out Burnley Channelling Viv and Lara - could Perrin 'dominate' women's game? Scotland shed past scars to achieve World Cup goal Norris looking for 'some magic' to beat Piastri England score 14 tries in record World Cup win over Samoa. Video England score 14 tries in record World Cup win over Samoa Cardiff rejection and running round potato fields - Bowen in his own words Why Amorim's system isn't working - tactical analysis How can Raducanu close gap on top players? 'Axed Alexander-Arnold faces fight for club & country' 'Sometimes I hate my players, sometimes I want to quit' - Amorim Sutton's predictions v The Cut star Orlando Bloom and AI From worst to first - why hope springs eternal in the NFL 'What a race! ' - Hunter Bell runs PB but denied win in thrilling finish. Video'What a race! ' - Hunter Bell runs PB but denied win in thrilling finish The week Scottish football had its heart broken four times over 'Bradley avoids sporting masochism to make Europe's Ryder Cup harder' 'It's very bleak' - what's gone wrong at West Ham? In decline or in transition? Hamilton's Ferrari start analysed What next for NFL's most controversial draft pick? Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.