Barnsley, Derby County and Peterborough United are likely to lose some key players following their respective relegations from the Championship.
It was confirmed yesterday that Tykes captain Cauley Woodrow is to join Championship club Luton Town.
Some players in the third tier will hope a move up a division or two materializes this summer, as numerous Championship clubs and a handful of Premier League sides look at strengthening their options.
To see which players are rated as the most expensive in the third tier, we have scoured the transfermarkt.co.uk database to find out who the most valuable assets in the division are.
It is no surprise to see Derby County players rank highly, as they had a squad who would have remained in the second tier last term but for off-field points deductions.
Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley also feature heavily, while there are inclusions from Wycombe Wanderers and Ipswich Town.
Here's what we found....