The Premier League is expected to approve changes that will see the summer transfer window close before the start of the season, according to English newspapers.
The current window closes on Aug. 31, more than two weeks after the start of the domestic league campaign.
According to reports, representatives from the 20 Premier League clubs will vote at a shareholders' meeting next month to move the deadline to the week before the 2018-19 season.
The Times reports that the vast majority of clubs will vote for the change, while sources told the Telegraph the actions are already at "approval level," which would consist of 14 votes.
This summer's window has seen a number of protracted transfer sagas disrupt some teams' start to the season, including those involving Southampton's Virgil van Dijk and Swansea's Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp appeared to lend his support to the window change at a news conference ahead of the Champions League match in Hoffenheim on Tuesday.
Klopp said: "It would have helped us this year [if the window had shut early]. It makes sense that when the season is starting, planning for the team is over."
Swansea counterpart Paul Clement has also indicated that Premier League bosses broadly back the change.
Meanwhile, the English Football League has confirmed that its clubs will discuss closing the summer window before the start of the season.
A spokesman for the organisation said: "The EFL board and its clubs have previously expressed the opinion that closing the summer transfer window in advance of the season commencing would be an improvement on the current position.
"On this basis, we will be tabling the matter for discussion with clubs in September.
"It will be important that all the consequences of such a decision are fully considered, as the requirements of our clubs are different to those in Europe's top flight leagues."
However, one grey area is the fact that the Football League season typically begins a week earlier than its Premier League counterpart.
Press Association contributed to this report.