With teams across the third tier bolstering their squads for the second half of the season in January, his place could easily have been in jeopardy after a number of high-profile transfers took place.
But he’s shaken off the competition to be rated as the right-back with the highest market value in the division, according to Transfermarkt.com.
Across the statistics website, players across Europe are ranked in terms of their worth, then placed into a team of ‘most valuable’ players from each domestic league.
And Romeo’s been joined in the line-up by new signings at Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, and Wycombe.
Click through the list to see the most valuable XI in the league.

1. GK: Pontus Dahlberg
Club: Gillingham Market value: £1.08m Picture: Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images Photo: Gabriele Maltinti

2. RB: Mahlon Romeo
Club: Pompey Market value: £1.08m Picture: Daniel Chesterton/phcimages.com Photo: Daniel Chesterton

3. CB: Danny Batth
Club: Sunderland Market value: £1.35m Picture: Alex Pantling/Getty Images Photo: Alex Pantling

4. CB: Harlee Dean
Club: Sheffield Wednesday Market value: £1.80m Picture: Harriet Lander/Getty Images Photo: Harriet Lander

