Tuesday briefing: LaLiga “opposed” closing summer window before start of new season, says Serie A president

Serie A president Ezio Simonelli has revealed LaLiga was “opposed” to closing the summer transfer window before the new season kicks off, in a wide-ranging interview on Italian radio.

According to Simonelli, four of Europe’s ‘Big Five’ leagues supported the notion, with the exception of the Spanish top flight, despite Serie A, the Premier League, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 all being in favour.

Speaking to Radio Rai 1, he said: “We tried to close the transfer window before the st