Another new transfer rule change will impact Andrea Berta and Arsenal this summer, it could be costly

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With the summer transfer window right around the corner, Arsenal are preparing to go big with some of their business.

Andrea Berta, the sporting director, will be tasked with stocking up Mikel Arteta’s ranks with the best options available.

Arsenal Insider understands that a striker, a winger, a midfielder and a backup goalkeeper are a priority, but they will have to be balanced with some potential exits too.

While Arsenal look to balance all of that over the coming two to three months of action, the summer transfer window rules have shifted yet again.

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The summer transfer deadline day closing time has been moved forward for the Premier League

The summer transfer window rules have already seen one significant change for the weeks ahead, with two separate registration windows coming up.

There will be an early opening window from June 1 to June 10, due to the Club World Cup, which will then reopen from June 16 to September 1.

Arsenal will be looking to complete some early deals in the market, but the complicated nature of transfers could see some moves drag on to the last day.

If the Gunners are forced to complete signings and exits late in the window, then they will have to take note of another rule change.

For the Premier League and the EFL, the summer transfer window will now close at 7pm on September 1, rather than the usual time of 11pm.

That brings forward the deadline by four hours, reducing the amount of time to complete some of those moves.

This is also the case for the ten-day early window, with the 7pm deadline believed to help some club staff in their working pattern.

It remains to be seen whether the rest of Europe follows suit in bringing the deadline forward to earlier in the day.

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Arsenal must beware of early transfer deadline day closing time

If there’s one thing that Arsenal must take from the transfer rule change, it’s a caution surrounding the early closing time.

Berta won’t want many deals to drag on too late, not least with the threat of missing out on a player coming into the club or potentially leaving.

Last summer, Arsenal completed a late deal of their own as Raheem Sterling joined on a season-long loan from Chelsea.

Edu Gaspar stayed up late to complete the signing of Sterling, helping to bolster the options available to Arteta.

With the deadline change, it’s a move that wouldn’t have gone through had it been earlier, showing how big the shift in time is.