Europeans coaches wants transfer window Shortened

Europe's leading soccer coaches want the
transfer window to be shortened,
contradicting the position of their clubs.

"The clubs like it as it is but the coaches are
of the opinion that the market should be
closed earlier," Tottenham Hotspur coach
Andre Villas-Boas told reporters after a
meeting at UEFA headquarters.

"The coaches need time to prepare their
teams for the season," he added.

"Most coaches would like it be open less
time and closed earlier; obviously we will
have to have further meetings."

The summer transfer window closed on
Monday, causing confusion among
coaches who began the season without
knowing which of their players would
remain at their club.

"You prepare everything with your players
and one week after your players can be
playing against you," Napoli coach Rafael
Benitez told the conference.

However, he said it was a complicated
issue because seasons kicked off on
different dates while teams involved in
Champions League qualifying matches
were still uncertain of their income for the
season.

"If you close the window on August 15,
maybe in England you are already playing
and in Italy you haven't started so it's
quite difficult for everyone," he said.

"The idea of the coaches that it should
close earlier, that is very clear, but if the
clubs don't know or not if they will qualify
for the Champions League, they don't
know how much money they can spend
on signing players."

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