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.
Using Transfermarkt’s transfer fee data, here are the most expensive transfers involving Championship players of all time.
Over the years, players contracted to clubs below the Premier League have commanded some hefty fees.
![Fee: €24.75m](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU1MjU2NmFjLTRhOGMtNDc4ZC1iY2RkLTA1MmFjMzFjYzRmNzo5ZDM1ZjJjMi0yMTMyLTQzMDgtYTk5NC03N2UzMzhiMzZhNWM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
5. 18. Darren Bent (Charlton Athletic to Tottenham Hotspur, 2007/08)
Fee: €24.75m Photo: Phil Cole/Getty Images
![Fee: €25m](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFkM2RiMmFmLTJhMTItNGEyNC04N2I5LWY3ZWVlZDA2OTI1ODowNGUyMWE4MS01OTUzLTQ3YjgtOWZkNC0xZTY2YmQxZjBjMTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
6. 17. James Maddison (Norwich City to Leicester City, 2018/19)
Fee: €25m Photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images
![Fee: €26.9m](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZhOGMxYTdmLWFiMDQtNDAwZS04NmIxLTlkNTFhOTJkNmU2NjphNDIxYzRiYi1iNzYzLTQ3NGYtOWViOS1hN2I0ZjE2ZWY3MDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
7. 16. Tyler Adams (Leeds United to AFC Bournemouth, 2023/24)
Fee: €26.9m Photo: George Wood/Getty Images
![Fee: €27m](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjg3OTNkNjllLTE4NDQtNGI1Zi04OTliLTM3YmVmNzBlZDJjMzoyMTMwYjUzYy1lOWFlLTQ2ZmQtOTNlZC04ODY3MmZmZGIyMWQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
8. 15. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham to Tottenham Hotspur, 2019/20)
Fee: €27m Photo: LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images