How much is Leeds United's most expensive XI - and how it compares to Championship rivals

Leeds United and Marcelo Bielsa will be aiming to get into the Premier League no matter how much their squad is valued at.

The number crunchers over at Transfermarkt have put together the most expensive Leeds side in a 4-2-3-1 system. It lines up as follows: Illan Meslier; Stuart Dallas, Liam Cooper, Luke Ayling, Ezgjan Alioski; Kalvin Phillips, Jamie Shackleton; Hélder Costa, Adam Forshaw, Jack Clarke; Eddie Nketiah. Remarkably, no place for Pablo Hernandez. Find out how much the team is worth and how it compares to their Championship rivals.

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6.26m
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7.97m
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12.83m
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12.87m
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13.05m
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17.55m
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21.83m
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23.85m
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28.35
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31.5m
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31.5m
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