Some cash will most certainly be splashed but not like in days gone by.
Most clubs are unlikely to break the level of their current record signings with Bradford, MK Dons and Doncaster all having spent over £1m on players before.
Salford’s record transfer could have been paid by a personal bank loan, coming in at £7,000 for Jordan Hulme.
But how would the League Two table look if it was based only on each club’s record signing, and who would be going up and down?
Here we have the answers courtesy of the www.transfermarkt.co.uk website.
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Salford’s record transfer could have been paid by a personal bank loan, coming in at £7,000 for Jordan Hulme.
![Shaun Teale joined Tranmere Rovers in 1995/96 for a club record £495,000 from Aston Villa.](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU2NmJlZWNhLThkNjQtNDQzMy1hMzMyLTY0Y2FhYThhYWE3YTphMWI0OWRiMi0xY2U4LTQyOGItYmRhNi03YTlmMDc3Mjk1MjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
9. Tranmere Rovers - £495,000
Shaun Teale joined Tranmere Rovers in 1995/96 for a club record £495,000 from Aston Villa.Photo: Getty Images
![Kyle Dempsey was signed for a club record £385,000 from Huddersfield Town.](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM3M2Y3Njg3LTA0MzUtNGYzOC1hODhkLTEzMWNmZWU4OGEwZDozM2RmOGJiYS05Mzg3LTRlMmMtYmEzNC1iY2I3MzhiZWRlYjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
10. Fleetwood Town - £385,000
Kyle Dempsey was signed for a club record £385,000 from Huddersfield Town.Photo: Lewis Storey
![Mo Eisa (£400,000 from Peterborough)](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmMwNWQ5NGNhLTUyNzgtNGMyYy1iOGJhLWE2NTlkNmNmZDgyZTowYmJkZDBmYi0yMzA1LTRmOTAtOTA3Zi1jMTlkNGQ5OTZmOTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![In July 1997 Kevin Donovan signed for Grimsby Town for a record £380,000 fee.](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjUyZDM4MGQ0LTBmMGEtNDE3Mi1iMjFkLWNmNjMxMTZiNTJkZDo3ZmJkOGYyNC02OWQxLTQ0NzMtYTVmZS1jNDUzMjAzNTU0YTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
12. Grimsby Town - £380,000
In July 1997 Kevin Donovan signed for Grimsby Town for a record £380,000 fee.Photo: Shaun Botterill