The stop forced by the coronavirus crisis It not only affects sports competition itself, but also what moves the most between one season and the next: the signings. The clubs do not know very well what to expect, because they do not yet know when they will play and when they will rest. About, Andrea Berta, Athletic director of Atlético, has granted an interview to Tuttosport where proposes that the summer transfer window be removed directly.
Thus, it is assumed since the period between this season and the next will be shorter than usual, and you don't even know when that space will be given. Because, Berta advocates a change: “For me, you could remove the summer window, which could coincide with the final of the championships, and stay with the current teams until January, when the reopening of the market would be more logical, because then the clubs would have clearer the losses and the sense of the investments they can afford. First, however, it will be necessary to understand how to play safely again. “
The Italian refers to the economic coup that all entities will suffer, so it is already intuited that the next one will be a strange market, with difficulty executing large investments like those of the last summers in the elite. In addition, deadlines complicate everything, because club football becoming more and more likely in July. With the calendar it will be necessary to wait and on the financial side, the clubs are already moving. Atlético itself has announced an ERTE this Friday that will affect all employees of the entity …