'We spend £1m on a transfer window signing and quickly make them into an asset worth £3m or £4m'

Charlton Athletic boss Jones on why having huge sums to spend could affect the dynamics and progress made by 2025 League One play-off winners

Nathan Jones is backing Charlton Athletic’s transfer recruitment activity and has total faith that plenty of their signings will see their valuations soar.

The Addicks are fifth in the Championship after Tuesday night’s 3-0 victory over pre-season title favourites Ipswich Town.

Sonny Carey, a free transfer addition from Blackpool in June, scored his fourth league goal of the campaign.

This website has been told by an agent source that the Tractor Boys have a budget of £20million to spend on a forward in January, easily surpassing the entire last window outlay by the 2025 League One play-off winners in one hit.

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Jones talked after the impressive win at Portman Road about the importance of doing the basics well, especially when the south Londoners are “probably in the bottom six budget-wise”.

The Welshman, 52, had a record of majorly outperforming his playing budget at Luton Town.

Charlton were one of the bigger spenders in League One, although nowhere near the sums of Birmingham City and Wrexham, but are ahead of both their fellow promoted clubs as well as the likes of Ipswich, Southampton, Norwich City and Sheffield United after the opening 11 matches.