Premier League: Clubs pay £263m to agents in 2019-20
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Premier League clubs paid out more than £263m to football agents during 2019-20, an increase of almost £3m on the previous year.
League leaders Liverpool were the highest spending club in the top flight, paying £30.3m to agents between 1 February 2019 and 31 January 2020.
But that was a decrease of more than £13m from their 2018-19 sum.
Manchester City (£29m) and Manchester United (£27.6m) were the next biggest spenders, then Chelsea (£26.2m).
The lowest spenders were Burnley (£3.9m).
Championship clubs spent more than £49m on intermediary and agent fees, down from £50.5m. Stoke City (£5.7m) and Swansea (£5.2m) paid the most.
League One clubs spent a combined £3.9m, while those in League Two paid out almost £1.2m. The National League's total was £319,634.
| Premier League spending 2019-20 | |
|---|---|
| Club | Net total paid to agents/intermediaries |
| Liverpool | £30,308,791 |
| Manchester City | £29,025,799 |
| Manchester United | £27,560,409 |
| Chelsea | £26,183,337 |
| Everton | £16,942,997 |
| Leicester City | £15,367,250 |
| Arsenal | £13,556,101 |
| West Ham | £13,167,647 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | £12,499,074 |
| Watford | £9,931,479 |
| Bournemouth | £9,512,577 |
| Newcastle United | £9,010,554 |
| Wolves | £8,619,016 |
| Crystal Palace | £8,154,437 |
| Southampton | £6,900,365 |
| Brighton | £6,851,867 |
| Aston Villa | £6,692,576 |
| Norwich | £4,908,930 |
| Sheffield United | £4,256,434 |
| Burnley | £3,919,220 |
| Total | £263,368,860 |
