The Championship XI Premier League clubs ought to have their eye on as the transfer window edges towards its conclusion

WAVE buy-bye to the Championship?

Premier League clubs often look to the foreign market for new signings.

But there is a wealth of talent in our lower divisions that are ready to step up into the big league.

Here, Football League reporter TOM BARCLAY picks out a team of players from the Championship which Prem bosses should be looking to steal before the end of the month – barring the three sides who went down.

GK: David Marshall (Cardiff) Cost: £7.5m

SCOT is a class act and impressed during the Bluebirds’ one-year stay in the Premier League a few years ago.

Any lower-end Prem side looking for a safe pair of hands – perhaps Bournemouth – would do well to snap him up.

RB: Cyrus Christie (Derby) Cost: £4.5m

DYNAMIC full-back possesses pace and power in abundance, as well as decent cross.

The Republic of Ireland star would be an addition to most mid-to-lower Prem squads.

Sunderland would be a good fit with first-choice right-back DeAndre Yedlin returning to Tottenham after his loan spell.

CB: Shane Duffy (Blackburn) Cost: £3.5m

ANOTHER Irishman and another solid performer in a Rovers side which may have underwhelmed going forward – but not at the back.

The ex-Everton kid, who has one year left on his contract, is ready for the step-up and with Bournemouth needing reinforcements in the heart of the defence, a move to the South Coast would make sense.

Brighton are keen though.

CB: Lewis Dunk (Brighton) Cost: £7m

DUNK penned a five-year deal with the Seagulls at the start of the season and has been a key player in their amazing-but-heartbreaking campaign.

He’s still learning and has the occasional hot-headed moment but would be a committed addition to many sides.

Arch-rivals Crystal Palace have already had bids turned down.

LB: Charlie Taylor (Leeds) Cost: £4m

TAYLOR was one of an awesome foursome to progress from the Leeds academy in recent years, along with Sam Byram, Lewis Cook and Alex Mowatt.

Byram left for West Ham in January, Cook to Bournemouth this summer while Mowatt’s progress has stalled of late.

But Taylor looks set to go after handing in a transfer request amid interest from Stoke.

DM: Dale Stephens (Brighton) Cost: £5m

WILL be suspended for the first game of next season after his harsh red card at Middlesbrough on the final day which saw him miss Brighton’s play-off semi-final legs.

Stephens would add steel to any side with a soft underbelly so Watford would do well to take a look.

CM: Jeff Hendrick (Derby) Cost: £6m

BURNLEY have already had a bid rejected but they are taking the mick with their £3m offer.

In the current market Hendrick is worth at least double that figure and proved at this summer’s Euros with Ireland that he can cut it at the top level.

CM: Will Hughes (Derby) Cost: £9m

THE best young player in the Championship last year – after Lewis Cook.

The bleach-blond whizkid has made a dazzling return since coming back from long-term injury this season and would be a canny addition for nearly any Prem squad, Southampton or West Ham particularly.

RW: Anthony Knockaert (Brighton) Cost: £8m

THE right-wing jester, formerly of Leicester, is probably the most dangerous player in the division.

He is a defender’s nightmare and deserves another crack at the top flight.

I could see him fitting in at Swansea or even West Ham. Newcastle have had a bid rejected.

LW: Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) Cost: £7m

HULL star Robert Snodgrass might have labelled him a ‘diver’ ahead of the play-off final – but there is no doubting Forestieri has been Wednesday’s key man this year.

Watford cut him loose last year for a snip £1.5m and you wonder how much they are ruing that decision after the Argentina-born Italian hit 15 league goals in the Championship.

FD: Ross McCormack (Fulham) Cost: £11m

IT is a lot of money for a player who is nearly 30. But then Prem clubs are so flush these days, does it matter?

The Scot was the best player in the Championship last season and is not only a prolific goal-scorer, but is also a playmaker.

Would link up well with Callum Wilson at Bournemouth, but Norwich look set to sign him. Bristol City’s Jonathan Kodjia is an alternative.