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The race is on and instead of taking the steady approach of a marathoner, several of the Premier League’s giants are out of the blocks like sprinters.

It was not until the third week of last summer’s transfer window that the traditional big six completed a signing - with Tosin Adarabioyo joining Chelsea as a free agent and Lucas Bergvall arriving at Tottenham from Djurgarden on July 1.

But already this summer - despite the window not opening until Sunday - Manchester United have made their £62.5m move for Matheus Cunha, Liverpool have done a deal for Jeremie Frimpong with Florian Wirtz possibly following along the path from Leverkusen, and Arsenal are putting the wheels in motion to add the striker they so desperately need.

The calendar is undoubtedly a factor behind this active start.

Last summer’s window began the same time as the Euros, this year’s starts early and pauses briefly to factor in Chelsea and Manchester City’s participation in the Club World Cup.

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But it is hard to ignore the two other major circumstances prompting this early rush into action.

Top of the list is the chase for goalscorers.

That is another transfer that is expected to be completed early in the window - with the Arsenal hierarchy no doubt wary of losing out on their top target(

By ending Manchester City’s era of dominance, Liverpool have opened up a window for their rivals to win a title.

That is why this window could have long-term repercussions, why the gap between success and failure is so thin and we could look back on 2025 a few seasons from now as a period that defined an era.

And that is before considering the long-held fact that the ability to have new acquisitions report for duty at the beginning of pre-season rather than arriving a couple of games into the campaign is rather valuable
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