Ahead of the new season, we're having at gander at player and club market values: what are they good for? Absolutely nothing, some would argue, and they may well have a fair point.
That as it may be, the controversial footballer valuations do offer a fair indication of the divide in wealth within any given league, and also open up a debate over whether the wildly inflated transfer market provides an accurate representation of footballers' true worth.
Transfermarkt have recently updated their player market values ahead of the 2021/22 Championship campaign, and we've taken a look at where Hull City' s overall squad value ranks alongside the 23 other second-tier sides.
As well as that, we've identified every club's most valuable player, as well as the average squad age, as anticipation continues to heighten ahead of the new season:
13. 13th - Reading
Squad's overall current market value: £31.8m. Most valuable player: Lucas Joao (£4.95m). Average squad age: 26 years-old. Photo: Richard Heathcote
14. 14th - Millwall
Squad's overall current market value: £31.1m. Most valuable player: Jed Wallace (£6.3m). Average squad age: 28 years-old. Photo: Jacques Feeney
15. 15th - Huddersfield Town
Squad's overall current market value: £30.7m. Most valuable player: Juninho Bacuna (£4.5m). Average squad age: 25.4 years-old. Photo: Alex Livesey
16. 16th - Preston North End
Squad's overall current market value: £30.3m. Most valuable player: Alan Browne (£3.6m). Average squad age: 25.8 years-old. Photo: Nathan Stirk