Milton Keynes Dons have made a name for themselves with some very smart recruitment and attractive football in the last few years.

The current group look set for a third tier play-off campaign under Liam Manning and they have collected players with potentially high sell-on values.

Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United remain favourites to clinch the top two spots in League One, but the Dons will be a menacing prospect in the play-offs, having kicked on tremendously since the turn of the year.

Following the example of Brentford's rise to the Premier League, it would not be a surprise to anyone to see the Dons establish themselves in the Championship in the coming years, with a youthful group of players, capable of shocking some of the larger clubs at the level.

Here, we have taken a look at the ten most valuable players in the Dons' current squad, according to Transfermarkt, in ascending order...

Conor Coventry, on loan from West Ham United, has been very impressive since arriving at Stadium MK in January.

The cultured central midfield struggled for regular game time at Peterborough United in the first half of the season, in a very demanding environment as the Posh slid towards the bottom of the second tier under Darren Ferguson.

Coventry is valued at £270,000 and may well be an attractive prospect for the club on a permanent basis in the summer.

Jamie Cumming is ninth on the list, and the goalkeeper is another Premier League loanee, arriving from Chelsea in January.

Andrew Fisher left the club for Swansea City in the January window and the Dons acted swiftly to bring in Cumming, who had been on loan at Gillingham in the first half of the campaign.

The 22-year-old is one of many up and coming glovesmen on the books at the Blues and could be set for a Championship loan move next term, also valued at £270,000.

Daniel Harvie was an inspired pickup from Ayr United in the summer of 2020 and has been a key contributor at left wing back this term.

The 23-year-old is valued at £315,000 and looks destined to play above League One in the coming years.

Wing backs have been crucial to the way that the Dons have played in recent years and Harvie has slotted in seamlessly in the systems of both Russell Martin and Manning.

Certainly one to keep an eye on with the growth of three at the back.

Hiram Boateng has been around the block in the EFL and is actually one of the more experienced players in the squad at MK Dons.

The Crystal Palace academy graduate spent time on loan at Cambridge United last season, earning a surprise promotion to League One, and is valued at £360,000.

The 26-year-old is out of contract in the summer and may be deemed surplus to requirements, having only managed eight league starts so far this season.

Mo Eisa has been one of the more exciting strikers in League One for some years now, and has shown his quality in patches this season.

The 27-year-old has carved out a career for himself in the EFL the hard way, working his way up through non-league and signed for MK Dons from Peterborough United in the summer of 2021.

Eisa is valued at £540,000 and it feels like the best is yet to come in his career, despite being an experienced head in the squad at 27.

Another January addition, no wonder they have been so impressive since, Matt Smith arrived from Manchester City on a permanent basis.

The attack-minded midfielder had struggled to showcase his true ability in previous loan spells in the EFL, but the Dons were happy to bring him in, well aware of the potential of the Wales international.

Smith is valued at £720,000 but the jury is still out on his potential, having only managed two starts in the league under Manning.

Josh McEachran, 29, was signed as a free agent in March 2021 after being let go by Birmingham City.

The Chelsea academy graduate has had a difficult senior career weighed down by expectation, but is an important player in the Dons' promotion bid nonetheless.

The former England U21 international has made 31 league appearances this season and has taken a different role within the dressing room to what he would have been accustomed to previously.

McEachran is valued at £720,000 by Transfermarkt.

Connor Wickham sticks out like a saw thumb compared to the dynamic of the squad, but the former Sunderland striker still has ability well above third tier level.

The 29-year-old has been plagued by injuries in recent years and was a reliable performer at times for Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

Wickham joined in January after a brief stint with Preston North End and is also valued at £720,000.

Alongside Eisa and co, Wickham completes a very dangerous attacking contingent at Stadium MK.

The Dons have utilised the loan market incredibly well this season and their two most valuable players are also at the club on temporary deals.

Theo Corbeanu spent the first half of the campaign performing well for Sheffield Wednesday and it was a coup for the Dons to bring in the Canadian from Wolverhampton Wanderers in January.

The 19-year-old's threat has decreased in the last couple of months, but he could make some decisive contributions in the closing exchanges.

Corbeanu is valued at £900,000.

Troy Parrott tops the charts, as was to be expected with the reputation he has built coming through to the Tottenham Hotspur youth ranks in recent years.

Parrott netted a sumptuous volley against AFC Wimbledon last time out to rescue a point and will be hoping to kick on towards the back end of the campaign.

The 20-year-old is valued at £3.24 million and has impressed on the international stage with the Republic of Ireland in the not too distant past.