Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock has made it clear the club won’t spend ‘stupid money’ in the current climate, while other manager’s have made similar claims.
We’ve taken a look at the 24 second-tier clubs and their estimated netspend from the last transfer window according to football website transfermarket.
Scroll down and flick through the pages of our picture gallery to see the figures:
. Middlesbrough's Chuba Akpom and Bristol City's Tyreeq Bakinson compete for a header during the Sky Bet Championship match at Ashton Gate, Bristol. PA Photo. Picture date: Tuesday October 20, 2020. See PA story SOCCER Bristol City. Photo credit should read: David Davies/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
Middlesbrough signed Chuba Akpom for an undisclosed fee. Photo: David Davies
. Barnsley
Estimated loss: £0.72million Photo: George Wood
. Birmingham
Estimated profit: £22million Photo: Alex Burstow
. Blackburn
Estimated loss: £0.45million Photo: George Wood
. Bournemouth
Estimated profit: £79.25million Photo: Marc Atkins
. Brentford
Estimated profit: £25.11million Photo: Clive Rose
. Bristol City
Estimated profit: £3.69million Photo: Jan Kruger
. Cardiff
Estimated loss: £2.66million Photo: Alex Livesey
. Coventry
Estimated loss: £1.35million Photo: Harry Trump
. Derby
Estimated profit: £3.06million Photo: Nathan Stirk
1. Barnsley
Estimated profit: £2.05 million | 2019 Getty Images Photo: George Wood
2. Birmingham City
Estimated profit: £13.52 million | 2019 Getty Images Photo: Nathan Stirk
3. Blackburn Rovers
Estimated loss: £2.25 million | 2019 Getty Images Photo: Lewis Storey
4. Brentford
Estimated profit: £9.05 million | 2019 Getty Images Photo: Alex Davidson