With another record breaking transfer window for English clubs, deals keep flooding in with many transfers set to take place before the 11pm deadline tonight.
However, sometimes there are aspects of a transfer negotiation which do not quite get completed before the deadline, with some deals often getting across the line as late as 1am.
At this point, the deal sheet is crucial as the key piece of paperwork which can be submitted up until 11pm. As long as a 'deal sheet' is sent in to the relevant governing bodies before the deadline, deals can still go through after the cut-off.
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What is a deal sheet?
This piece of paperwork allows clubs to prove that a deal had been agreed between both clubs and means that the relevant governing bodies can ratify the transfer and allow the player to be registered.
This allows clubs to be granted 'extra time' to get the deal done - but this can only be submitted between 9-11pm. Should a deal sheet be submitted in this two-hour period, all the documentation must be fully completed in order for it to be allowed.
This gives clubs an extra two hours to get a deal done and is a system which allows for snags in a process which can have multiple stakeholders and millions of pounds changing hands.
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