It has been revealed that Premier League clubs paid out over £ 272 million in agent fees during the 2020/21 season with Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United as the biggest expenses.
The figure represents an increase of £ 9 million compared to last season’s total, despite clubs being forced to pull their handbags due to the loss of match day revenue in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Frank Lampard’s summer acquisition of Kai Havertz will have played a major role in Chelsea’s over £ 35 million | Pool / Getty Images
There were no surprises as to which side topped the list released by BBC Sport, where Chelsea were forced to spend over £ 35 million in agency fees following their summer transfer spurt.
Former Blues boss Frank Lampard has spent around £ 222m trying to bolster Chelsea’s squad, with Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Edouard Mendy, Ben Chilwell and Hakim Ziyech all arriving at Stamford Bridge in big money.
Manchester City were the only other side to break £ 30 million, with local rivals Manchester United a close third on the list spending over £ 29 million.
West Brom and West Ham were the only two sides to spend less than £ 5m on agency fees, further proof of the work David Moyes has done at Hammers this season.
Steve Bruce’s Newcastle spent over £ 11m in agency fees, but their downturn has refused to go away | Mike Hewitt / Getty Images
Of the sides currently in the top half of the Premier League table, Aston Villa were the only other team alongside the Hammers to spend less than £ 10m, while Newcastle total over £ 11m represents a striking amount given their current league standing. of 17th.
Here’s a look at how much each club spent on agency fees during the last two transfer windows …
Arsenal – £ 16,462,480Aston Villa – 8 928 343 £Brighton – £ 7499038Burnley – 4 458 520 £Chelsea – £ 35,247,822Crystal Palace – £ 6,760,093Everton – £ 14,071,886Fulham – 9 347 927 £Leeds – £ 7,034,943Leicester – £ 12,518,018Liverpool – £ 21,652,589Manchester City – £ 30,174,615 Manchester United – £ 29,801,555Newcastle – 11 349 953 £Sheffield United – £ 7,081,018Southampton – 6 804 154 £Tottenham – £ 16,520,177West Brom – 4 222 059 £West Ham – 9 689 567 £Wolves – 12 598 466 £
Total – £ 272,220,223
