Football League will continue to operate an open domestic transfer

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The English Football League has confirmed that it will continue to operate an open domestic transfer system this season, despite the closure of the worldwide transfer window. The Football League will not be implementing the transfer window system on a domestic basis. Consequently, League clubs will continue to operate under the same rules used in the previous two seasons. League clubs will be able to trade freely with each other, and with clubs from leagues below the football leagues until the transfer deadline on March 24. They will also be able to sign players from Premier League clubs. However, they will be unable to sell or loan players to top-flight clubs or trade with football clubs outside the English league structure until the window re-opens on January 1.