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.
![Jason Lee remains Chesterfield's record signing following a £335,000 move from Watford on 1st July 1998.](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhmMjA3MjY4LTBlZWUtNDlkNS05MzFjLTgwMzUyNDQxOTBhYzoxYzBhNmQ0Yy0xMzMwLTRmZWYtOTA2Ny0xZTkzYzIyYTA0ZjI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
13. Chesterfield - £335,000
Jason Lee remains Chesterfield's record signing following a £335,000 move from Watford on 1st July 1998.Photo: Submitted
![Andreas Makris is Walsall's record signing after joining in 2016/17 for £300,000.](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAxYmQzMjYxLWJlOGItNDM4Zi04N2MwLWRjMDJiZWJkMzRiMDpkN2JiMjY1Yy0zMzM5LTQyMDItODE0Ny1jYzQwNzIzNTBmZTE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
14. Walsall - £300,000
Andreas Makris is Walsall's record signing after joining in 2016/17 for £300,000.Photo: Getty Images
![Joe Garner joined Carlisle United in 2006/07 for a record fee.](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQxZDBjMTY4LTliZjYtNDYwYS05YTVlLTEwYTdiZWQ3ZjhlZjpjZGRmMTRjOC05NDg5LTRkOGEtYmM0Ni02ODg0MWRjY2U5YTE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
15. Carlisle United - £177,000
Joe Garner joined Carlisle United in 2006/07 for a record fee.Photo: Getty Images
![James Younghusband was signed for £175,000 but played just twice for AFC Wimbledon.](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc5ZmU4MTA5LTA0OWItNDg5MC04M2M1LWZmNDM4ODczYTA4NDpmNGUxZTIxZS02ZjJjLTQ3MjMtOWE2Yi1kNzk0NGVlZjQxZGU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
16. AFC Wimbledon - £175,000
James Younghusband was signed for £175,000 but played just twice for AFC Wimbledon.Photo: HOANG DINH NAM