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The Premier League has voted to move the transfer window to close before the season starts in a shareholders meeting on Thursday.

This move coincides with the views expressed by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin earlier this week when he claimed he is in support of shortening the transfer window.

The vote by the Premier League shareholders was not unianimous as expected. Manchester United whose manager supported the idea surprisingly voted against the change along with Swansea Football Club.

Brighton manager Chris Hughton, who signed Sporting Lisbon defender Ezequiel Schelott but missed out on Tottenham striker Vincent Janssen on deadline day, welcomed the decision.

"That is good news," he said. "I think most managers would say the same. You have a hectic enough time as it is preparing for the season. It would make it uncomfortable going into the first week but most of us would prefer to have it then than what we have now, going into the early weeks of the season."

Swansea coach Paul Clement outlined his support for the early closure of the transfer window last month and expressed his delight that the move would now be going ahead after describing the end to the window last week as "crazy."

"I welcome it," Clement said. "My view has not changed and it has been further reinforced because it got crazy towards the final days. It should be done before the start of the season so you can concentrate all your efforts on planning and preparing for the matches. I think that change is very positive."