UEFA have urged each of its member associations to universally end the summer transfer window on October 5.
The 2019/20 Premier League campaign resumed on Wednesday night while other leagues across Europe are also back underway following a significant postponement period due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
With leagues now expected to finish in late July and early August, it's expected this year's summer window will be held following the conclusion of the 2019/20 campaigns.
And UEFA have confirmed that player registration for the group stage of its 2020/21 club competitions has been set to October 6.
As a result, they have called for a "harmonised end date" to the summer transfer window, with October 5 being the target.
A UEFA statement read: "The deadline for player registration for the group stage of the 2020/21 UEFA club competitions has been set to 6 October 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 5 October 2020."
It comes as the governing body announced it was to relax financial fair play measures as a result of the impact the coronavirus outbreak has had on the game.
The key elements covered by the addendum are:
Overdue payables – valid during season 2020/21
• all clubs competing in UEFA competitions must prove as at 31 July (instead of 30 June) and 30 September that they do not have any overdue payables in respect of transfers, employees and social/tax authorities as a result of obligations due to be paid up to 30 June and 30 September respectively;
• all clubs competing in UEFA competitions must report accounts receivable information in respect of transfers as at 30 June and 30 September so as to allow cross-matching of information with accounts payables of other clubs.
Break-even rule – valid during seasons 2020/21 and 2021/22
• the assessment of financial year 2020 is postponed for one season, and will be assessed together with the financial year 2021;
• the 2020/2021 monitoring period is curtailed and only covers two reporting periods (financial years ending in 2018 and 2019);
• the 2021/2022 monitoring period is extended and covers four reporting periods (financial years ending in 2018-2019-2020 and 2021).
• the financial years 2020 and 2021 are assessed as one single period;
• the adverse impact of the pandemic is neutralised by averaging the combined deficit of 2020 and 2021 and by further allowing specific COVID-19 adjustments.
Cardiff City and Swansea City resume their Championship campaigns this weekend, with Steve Cooper's men facing Middlesbrough on Saturday while Neil Harris' men host Leeds United in the Welsh capital on Sunday.
The Bluebirds are currently in ninth place, two points behind the fourth and final play-off spot.
As for the Swans, they are 11th, three points adrift of the top six.
The 2019/20 Championship season is scheduled to end on Sunday, August 2 with the play-off final at Wembley while the Premier League campaign will finish in July.
