The 40 most expensive players in the Championship - ranked in order

How expensive are players in the Championship?

It is a question which prompts much debate among fans, especially when it comes to individual players. Using football database Transfermarkt we have ranked the 40 most expensive players currently playing in the Championship in order (figures in £GBP). Click through to see some very harsh valuations.

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Championship
Club: Leeds United Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: Leeds United Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: West Brom Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: West Brom Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: West Brom Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: West Brom Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: Stoke City Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: Stoke City Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: Stoke City Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: Stoke City Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: Stoke City Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: Stoke City Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: Stoke City Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: Stoke City Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: Derby County Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: Derby County Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: West Brom Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: West Brom Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: Blackburn Rovers Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: Blackburn Rovers Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: Birmingham City Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: Birmingham City Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: Middlesbrough Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: Middlesbrough Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: Aston Villa Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: Aston Villa Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: Middlesbrough Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: Middlesbrough Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: Reading Transfermarkt value: 7millionplaceholder image
Club: Reading Transfermarkt value: 7million
Club: West Brom Transfermarkt value: 8millionplaceholder image
Club: West Brom Transfermarkt value: 8million
Club: Aston Villa Transfermarkt value: 8millionplaceholder image
Club: Aston Villa Transfermarkt value: 8million
Club: West Brom Transfermarkt value: 8millionplaceholder image
Club: West Brom Transfermarkt value: 8million
Club: Hull City Transfermarkt value: 8millionplaceholder image
Club: Hull City Transfermarkt value: 8million
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