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		</div><p>Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola have welcomed the decision to close the transfer window early despite their clubs voting against the change.</p>
<p>Premier League clubs have opted to shut the window for buying players the Thursday before the 2018-19 season starts, though as things stand other competitions and leagues will still be able to recruit from the English top flight while their own windows remain open.</p>
<p>Manchester United were one of five clubs &#8211; along with neighbours Manchester City &#8211; to vote against the shortened window, even though Mourinho himself is in favour of the move from his perspective as a coach.</p>
<p>&#8220;Obviously when the decision is not uniform around Europe, we are opening an element of disadvantage for the English clubs,&#8221; Mourinho said.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;That was the reason why Manchester United voted against it, because there is an element of disadvantage.</p>
<p>&#8220;There will be a moment where the market is closed for us but it is open for the others.</p>
<p>&#8220;Obviously they can come to the English clubs, they can buy players and they can leave English clubs without the possibility of a quick action, of a quick response, so it&#8217;s another element of weakness.</p>
<p>&#8220;I hope, I expect, my club to be strong enough and powerful enough that when the market closes for us, we can also close our doors and say &#8216;it doesn&#8217;t matter (what) the offer (is), we&#8217;ve closed the market to buy and to sell&#8217;.</p>
<p>&#8220;I expect my club to be acting that way so we are going to reduce that element of weakness, but there are other English clubs that will be at risk.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>City sided with United in voting against a shortened window, but boss Guardiola joined his great rival Mourinho in viewing it as a positive step while calling for other leagues to follow suit.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;I&#8217;m so happy with the decision the Premier League have taken. It&#8217;s really good,&#8221;</i> City manager Guardiola said.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;I know in this country how difficult it is to change traditions, but on the other side you&#8217;re the first ones to make initiatives and change things that are maybe complicated.</p>
<p>&#8220;We just have to reflect that the transfer window in England will be closed sooner than in Europe, in Spain or in Italy.</p>
<p>&#8220;What we promote is to try to speak with UEFA and FIFA so that all the countries finish at the same time.</p>
<p>&#8220;But I think for the Premier League it&#8217;s a good decision because it&#8217;s important to start the season with players who will finish it.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>Chelsea boss Antonio Conte agrees with the decision, arguing that it should have minimal impact on those clubs who have a well thought out transfer strategy in place.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;If you have a plan and this plan is very clear, it&#8217;s not important to wait until the end of the window to sell your players,&#8221;</i> Conte said.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;If you decide at the right time what players are to stay in your squad, I don&#8217;t see any problem about this.</p>
<p>&#8220;In Italy I think the views are the same. And they didn&#8217;t change.</p>
<p>&#8220;The transfer market is always a period that is very difficult for the coach, because you stay, you wait for new players and sometimes you lose players.</p>
<p>&#8220;And for this reason I don&#8217;t love this period. If this period is shorter, it&#8217;s good.&#8221;</i></p>
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