But how does the club’s transfer activity compare to that of their new Championship rivals? Here, we run through all the main deals completed so far by all 24 clubs competing in the country’s second tier next season, in reverse order of where the bookmakers expect each team to finish as of their new and latest best available odds.
The new Championship season will begin with the clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton at Hillsborough on the evening of Friday, August 4, two days before Leeds get going at home to Cardiff City on Sunday, August 4.
1. 24th - Plymouth Argyle
INS: Julio Pleguezuelo, pictured, (FC Twente); Lewis Gibson (Everton), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Aston Villa, loan). OUTS: Niall Ennis (Blackburn), Danny Mayor (Fleetwood), James Wilson (Bristol Rovers), Conor Grant (Port Vale), James Bolton, Finley Craske, Luke Jephcott, Ryan Law, Adam Parkes, Brandon Pursall (all released). Photo: Christof Koepsel
2. 23rd - Rotherham United
INS: Cafu, pictured (Nottingham Forest), Grant Hall (Middlesbrough), Dillon Phillips (Cardiff City). OUTS: Conor Washington (Derby County), Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town), Richard Wood (Doncaster Rovers), Josh Vickers (Derby County), Wes Harding, Robbie Hemfrey, Mackenzie Warne (all released). Photo: Michael Regan
3. 22nd - Huddersfield Town
INS: None. OUTS: Matty Daly, pictured, (Harrogate Town), Romoney Crichlow-Noble (Peterborough), Danny Grant, Florian Kamberi, Josh Ruffels, Ryan Schofield, Tomas Vaclik, Rolando Aarons (all released). Photo: Naomi Baker
4. 21st - Cardiff City
INS: Yakou Meite, pictured, (Reading), Dimitrios Goutas (Sivasspor), Ike Ugbo (Troyes, loan). OUTS: Tom Sang (Port Vale), Dillon Phillips (Rotherham United), Gavin Whyte (Portsmouth), Oliver Denham (Dundee United, loan), Sol Bamba, Connor Wickham, Dean Whitehead (all released). Photo: Ryan Pierse
5. 20th - Birmingham City
INS: Tyler Roberts, pictured, (Leeds United), Krystian Bielik (Derby County), Ethan Laird (Manchester United), Koji Myoshi (Royal Antwerp). OUTS: Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), Ryan Stirk (Walsall), George Friend (Bristol Rovers), Troy Deeney, Harley Dean, Maxime Colin, Kevin Long, Adan George, Jordan Graham, Kevin Long, Keke Simmonds, Remi Walker (all released). Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos
6. 19th - Queens Park Rangers
INS: Paul Smyth, pictured (Leyton Orient), Taylor Richards (Brighton), Ziyad Larkeche (Fulham). OUTS: Rob Dickie (Bristol City), Seny Dieng (Middlesbrough), Conor Masterson (Gillingham), Murphy Mahoney (Swindon Town, loan), Ody Alfa, Luke Amos, Leon Balogun, Niko Hamalainen, Stefan Johansen, Chris Martin, Charlie Owens, Olamide Shodipo (all released). Photo: Jacques Feeney