Deadline-day signing
In this post, we explain the football expression ‘deadline-day signing‘ which is used to describe a player who has joined a new club. You can read the transcript for this post below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us at admin@languagecaster.com.
The transfer window has closed in England but some of the language connected to it is still being used, particularly when describing some of the players involved. Many footballers who moved in this season’s transfer window were involved in the summer World Cup so are not quite ready to play for their new clubs as they regain their fitness. Premier League club Everton brought in a lot of new players – six in total – including three players on the final day of the transfer window and two of these players: Yerry Mina and Andre Gomes are still not available to play due to injury. These two players were described in the press as ‘transfer-deadline signings‘ as they joined on the final day of the window. Transfer-deadline signings.
- Example: ‘Everton are also unbeaten but arrive at the Vitality Stadium without deadline-day signings Yerry Mina and Andre Gomes, who remain injured’ (The Guardian.co.uk August 25th 2018)
- Example: ‘Only a handful of players had joined Premier League clubs by the 11pm cutoff on what will go down as one of the quietest January transfer deadline days ever.’ (Mirror, February 1 2024)
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