The new Championship season is just over a month away, and excitement is building as the fight for promotion to the Premier League resumes.
Watford have been relegated to the second tier of English football following a five year stint in the country’s top division.
Although there remains plenty of wheeling and dealing to be done before the 2020/21 campaign, with many players expected move between clubs before kick-off next month, we decided to take a look at the transfer market values of Championship sites currently.
Figures are taken from Transfermarkt where every team's current market value is listed – the figures are not official and can often be some way off the mark.
Here's how Watford’s squad market value shapes against every other Championship side.
Watford will start next season in the Championship after relegation from the Premier League. Photo: Action Images
Barnsley
Deeney takes a shot against Barnsley. Photo: Action Images
Total squad value: £11.9m
Number of Players: 22
Average age: 23.2
Most valuable player: Cauley Woodrow (1.44m)
Birmingham City
Total squad value: £25.18m
Number of Players: 21
Average age: 26.1
Most valuable player: Ivan Sunjic: £4.32m
Blackburn Rovers
Tozser celebrates against Birmingham in 2014. Photo: Action Images
Total squad value: £23.33m
Number of players: 21
Average age: 26.3
Most valuable player: Bradley Dack (£5.85m)
AFC Bournemouth
Total squad value: £171.25m
Number of players: 26
Average age: 24.7
Most valuable player: Callum Wilson (£18m)
Brentford
Preseason game between Watford and Brentford in 2018. Photo: Action Images
Total squad value: £60.77m
Number of players: 29
Average age: 23.7
Most valuable player: Ollie Watkins (£10.8m)
Bristol City
Total squad value: £48.42
Number of players: 32
Average age: 26.2
Most valuable player: Han-Noah Massengo (£6.48m)
Cardiff City
Deeney nets against Cardiff in 2019. Photo: Action Images
Total squad value: £43.02m
Number of players: 22
Average age: 28.9
Most valuable player: Josh Murphy (£4.95m)
Coventry
Total squad value: £4.23m
Number of players: 26
Average age: 24.9
Most valuable player: Gustavo Hamer (£720k)
Derby County
Total squad value: £38.81m
Number of players: 24
Average age: 25.8
Most valuable player: Jayden Bogle (£5.67m)
Huddersfield Town
Aaron Moy in action for the Terriers in 2018. Photo: Action Images
Total squad value: £49.97m
Number of players: 22
Average age: 25.9
Most valuable player: Terrence Kongolo (£7.2m)
Luton Town
Luton vs Watford, 2006.
Total squad value: £10.71m
Number of players: 25
Average age: 27.4
Most valuable player: James Collins (£855k)
Middlesbrough
Total squad value: £35.89m
Number of players: 20
Average age: 25.5
Most valuable player: Britt Asssombalonga (£4.95m)
Millwall
Total squad value: £21.8m
Number of players: 21
Average age: 27.6
Most valuable player: Jed Wallace (£3.6m)
Norwich City
Total squad value: £124.31m
Number of players: 35
Average age: 25.6
Most valuable player: Todd Cantwell (£18m)
Nottingham Forest
Total squad value: £43.47m
Number of players: 27
Average age: 28.5
Most valuable player: Joe Lolley (£5.85m)
Preston North End
Total squad value: £27.23m
Number of players: 30
Average age: 26.5
Most valuable player: Tom Barkhuizen (£2.88m)
Queens Park Rangers
Watford vs QPR 2019
Total squad value: £21.83m
Number of players: 23
Average age: 25.6
Most valuable player: Eberechi Eze (£8.1m)
Reading
Total squad value: £30.06m
Number of players: 24
Average age: 25.7
Most valuable player: Liam Moore (£4.95m)
Rotherham United
Total squad value: £4.86m
Number of players: 21
Average age: 27.5
Most valuable player: Michael Smith (£585k)
Stoke City
Total squad value: £60.5m
Number of players: 28
Average age: 26.6
Most valuable player: Jack Butland (£5.85m)
Swansea City
Total squad value: £30.76m
Number of players: 23
Average age: 25.5
Most valuable player: Andre Ayew (£4.32m)
Watford
Ismaila Sarr in action against Crystal Palace
Total squad value: £181.64m
Number of players: 33
Average age: 26.2
Most valuable player: Ismaila Sarr (£22.05m)
Wycombe Wanderers
Total squad value: £2.27m
Number of players: 17
Average age: 28.1
Most valuable player: Fred Onyedeima (£360k)
Sheffield Wednesday
Total squad value: £21.58m
Number of players: 22
Average age: 27.6
Most valuable player: Adam Reach (£3.51m)
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