The most expensive Championship transfers of all time after moves for Leeds United, Southampton and Leicester City stars
Tom Coates
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Here are the Championship's most expensive transfers. (Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Premier League clubs wasted no time circling around the clubs that dropped out of the top flight last season, registering interest in some of their top assets.
However, this is not the first window in which second tier players have been hot commodities.
Over the years, players contracted to clubs below the Premier League have commanded some hefty fees.
Fee: €23.1m (Photo: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
Using Transfermarkt’s transfer fee data, here are the most expensive transfers involving Championship players of all time.
Fee: €23.5m (Photo: Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Fee: €24.3m (Photo: Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
Fee: €24.75m (Photo: Phil Cole/Getty Images)
Fee: €25m (Photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Fee: €26.9m (Photo: George Wood/Getty Images)
Fee: €27m (Photo: LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images)
Fee: €27.5m (Photo: PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Fee: €27.5m (Photo: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
Fee: €28m (Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Fee: €28.5m (Photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Fee: €30.15m (Photo: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
Fee: €34m (Photo: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Fee: €34.2m (Photo: Harriet Lander/Getty Images)
Fee: €34.8m (Photo: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
Fee: €35m (Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Fee: €37.2m (Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Fee: €44m (Photo: George Wood/Getty Images)
Fee: €45.3m (Photo: BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images))
The decision to push 'hugely popular' De Gea from the club has been brought into sharp focus as a result of the displays of his replacement Andre Onana.
Real Madrid have the heart set on Reece James and a report claims Chelsea are willing to part with their club captain in a straight swap for a midfielder.
Manchester United have scored nine goals and conceded 14 so clearly should have signed Kane. But it's alright because Hojlund 'showed he could match' him.
Gerrard left Liverpool in 2015 after Rodgers told him his game time would be limited, only for Klopp to arrive two months later. Gerrard was 'devastated'.
Andy Cole says two Manchester United stars are suffering from 'second season syndrome' in the Premier League and need to perform to regain the 'respect that's gone'.
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