What is the new Championship transfer trend and how have West Brom already embraced it?

Championship sides like West Bromwich Albion are conducting more of their summer business domestically.

The Baggies are showing more leeway than ever under Shilen Patel and hope to create a winning environment moving forward.

Last season was a colossal disappointment for Albion, who went through two failed appointments before the hero who was already at the club all along stepped up.

James Morrison has added to his squad early this summer and has several more positions that he wants to improve, from top to bottom of the field.

But the Black Country Club aren't the only side with big plans remaining this summer, as seen with other deals in the Championship.

What West Brom fans have seen so far is an example of what is to come in the transfer window, but their own club aren't the only showcase of this.

The new Championship transfer trend West Brom are involved in

West Brom have already shown that they are likely to do to the bulk of their shopping in the English market this summer, but it's not just them.

Look at deals elsewhere in the division, like Ethan Galbraith's big-money move to Stoke City from Swansea City, with other players such as Svante Ingelsson, Sam Field and Luca Stephenson all making moves to or from the Championship from other English sides.

Baggies fans are going to see much more business being done between EFL clubs due to new ESC (Elite Significant Contribution Places) rules.

The new ESC rules were enforced on 15 June, which uses laws that limit transfers of players who are from countries which are not in the top three bands of nations.

Players then need to be 23 or under if they are not from a nation in these top three bands, or else they cannot gain a permit to work and play in England.

This could be why West Brom have already made a move in signing homegrown talents like Jimmy-Jay Morgan and Carter Pinnington, with both Max O'Leary and Barney Stewart both fitting the ESC criterion.

Which other West Brom targets fit the criteria?

The new rules have led to more club-to-club contact between teams in the EFL.

For transfer negotiations between Championship clubs, the price has always been higher for promotion rivals, though the willingness to overspend will now be at an all-time high.

Just look at Middlesbrough's £5m for Hull City's Kyle Joseph, or the fact that Portsmouth are willing to spend £5m out of nowhere on a player who fits the ESC criteria.

West Brom have been linked with Tottenham's Alfie Devine, who could even move to Preston North End for over £5m.

The Baggies have also been mooted with interest in Southampton's Cameron Archer, who may cost Patel and Co. a pretty price.

The point is that Championship clubs are having to change their recruitment style, and that more deals between EFL clubs will be done from now on, and don't be surprised if big money is involved, because the recent trend is already showing that.