West Bromwich Albion chairman Jeremy Peace believes the summer transfer window should be moved so it can close prior to the beginning of the Premier League season.
At present, the transfer window closes at the end of August which occurs two weeks into the league campaign but Peace suggests it should be slammed shut before official fixtures begin in order for clubs to settle their squads.
"If you spoke to the other clubs in the Premier League, they would all say it's not ideal," he told the Express & Star.
"We are all the same in our little league.
"My ideal would be that you get your squad done and start playing and the window shuts, then you all know where you stand."
He added: "We have raised it with the Premier League and said 'close the transfer window at the start of the season'.
"But they mention the League Cup, the FA Cup, no winter break, the fact that World Cups and European Championships eat into the window.
"All of these things mean we can't do it so we're stuck with it as it is and everybody has got the same set of problems.
"If we could do it, I would certainly be in favour because it would remove a whole load of uncertainty during the season."
