SAID BENRAHMA and David Brooks will rank among the most-expensive Championship players ever if they complete transfers before deadline day.
Premier League clubs have until Friday to snap up lower-tier talent after the international window shut.
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And Brentford’s Benrahma, 25, is tipped to move to West Ham with interest in Brooks, 23, also high.
The Hammers have reportedly beaten Crystal Palace to the Algerian star in a deal worth around £30million.
A medical is being planned amid talks over personal terms.
Should the pair seal £30m moves to the top-flight, they will enter a star-studded line-up of players to swap the Championship for the Premier League.
With transfers amounting to £241m ahead of the final days of the market, these two deals would boost the XI’s value past £300m.
Jordan Pickford only played one full season for Sunderland before a £25m move to Everton, upon the Black Cats’ relegation in 2017.
Likewise, Nathan Ake (£41m) and Ben Godfrey (£25m) traded back up after Bournemouth and Norwich failed to beat the drop last season.
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Joining them in defence is Brighton’s Adam Webster, who cost £20m when signing from Bristol City a year ago.
Moussa Sissoko (£30m) and Georginio Wijnaldum (£25m) certainly landed on their feet after Newcastle’s relegation in 2016 – joining Tottenham and Liverpool, respectively.
The Reds were downed earlier in the month by the most-expensive striker to have made the step up: Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins.
After swapping Brentford for the Midlands in the off-season, the £28m striker bagged his first Premier League goals with a hat-trick in the 7-2 drubbing.
Completing the most-expensive side are Ryan Sessegnon (£25m) and James Maddison (£22m).
Should Leicester, Sheffield United or Manchester United complete a touted move for Brooks, he would slot into right-midfield of this line-up.
A £30m move would edge him ahead of Jarrod Bowen, Neal Maupay and Callum Wilson – who have all bounced up a division with a fair degree of success in the past year.
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