The transfer window will shut before the start of the season in sweeping new changes that are expected to be approved by the Premier League next month, Telegraph Sport has learned.
Under the proposed new rules it is understood that English top-flight clubs will be permitted to sell players to clubs in other countries, but transfer deals from one Premier League club to another are to be off limits when the season starts.
It remains unclear whether there will be any impact on the Football League at this stage, though it appears likely to be a formality in future.
Full article:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/08/14/transfer-revolution-window-shut-premier-league-season-starts/ 
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With a 14 day window in January.
But i would allow a 14 day window in January to cover for any injuries the squad may have incurred
With regards to January, I would make it a loan only window for football league clubs. Prem clubs don't need to worry about injuries, it would encourage them to use some youngsters some more. Chelsea could then use some of the 775 players they have loaned out each season.
Given the divides within in these two illustrious organisations, I can't see an agreement being reached anytime soon.
Whatever they do sky sports and talk sport will bitch about it until they change it again. "The prem teams will never win the champions league whilst other European teams can sign players for longer" etc.
E.g. A 6 - 8 week window taking into account the starting points of the major (European at least) leagues.
It is a conundrum that will be difficult to resolve, however if it can be achieved, I think it will be beneficial.
I am still surprised there hasn't been a challenge (or at least a strong challenge) from players over their inability to change clubs outside of the windows.
Further restricting or preventing outward loans won't act as a deterrent to the top clubs who can afford to have (relatively low earning) reserve or youth players kicking around the training ground all year.
I get the idea in theory, but I'm not sure the potential unintended consequences have been thought through.
Here's a radical idea - why not scrap the window completely?
"Windows were introduced as part of a compromise agreement with the European Commission about how the whole transfer system worked and how it could best preserve contractual stability for both the player and the club while allowing movement at prescribed times during the year – the summer and winter transfer windows in effect.
The alternative was to bring football in line with most other industries where contracts were not enforceable or liable for appropriate compensation, i.e. notice periods being served and players moving at will. The football authorities across Europe felt this would fatally undermine the footballing economy and remove the incentive for clubs to invest in developing players". All the bold bits are my emphasis.
So, how has that worked? Well virtually every club in Europe is technically bankrupt, so the windows system has failed to support the laughable concept of there being a viable "footballing economy". And we now have the situation whereby clubs like Chelsea can hoover up youth talent on an industrial scale: thereby making the viability of clubs bringing on youth players highly questionable. (See Brentford as an example of a club which decided to bin its high quality academy and what they are doing now https://theguardian.com/football/2017/apr/05/brentford-ditched-their-academy-premier-league-outcasts)
So, in short, transfer windows are a farce. They should be binned entirely and players should be free to move whenever they want as long as they serve out whatever their notice period is in their contract or buy it out. The only restriction should be at the end of the season (to avoid clubs buying their way out of relegation) and should only be on players actually playing, not moving between clubs (like when we got Hermann Hreidarsson from Ipswich). Being "cup-tied" as a concept should also be scrapped. Who gives a crap?
What would happen? Well, presumably players' transfer costs would plummet. Because nobody would risk paying a large transfer fee for a player that might move in three months. "Signing on" fees and other daft concepts like so-called loyalty bonuses could be scrapped (or only become payable after, say five years rather than annually. Thus the "footballing economy" would be on a much sounder footing. Players would have to sack their agents and supporters would have to get used to an even larger churn of players. Maybe season ticket prices could come down too!
The introduction of the windows was part of a deal done with the EU and it won't change. The alternative was freedom of movement along the same lines as a normal employment contract - player serves notice, works notice, then walks away. None of the football clubs wanted that!!
Edit: Just saw cafcfan beat me to it.
EFL SET FOR TRANSFER TALKS
After it was announced Premier League clubs would discuss the proposed introduction of a new summer transfer window that closes before the opening game of next season, the EFL have released the following statement:
“The EFL Board and its Clubs have previously expressed the opinion that closing the summer transfer window in advance of the season commencing would be an improvement on the current position.
“On this basis we will be tabling the matter for discussion with Clubs in September.
“It will be important that all the consequences of such a decision are fully considered, as the requirements of our Clubs are different to those in Europe’s top flight leagues.”