Premier League clubs spent more than £300 million on agents fees last season in their various bids for success and glory. Between them the 20 top clubs paid £318.2 million to agents and intermediaries during the season – up 16.7 per cent on the previous year.
New data released by the FA suggests Manchester City – who won the league, FA Cup and Champions League to gain a historic treble – spent £51.6 million, the most of any English club.
Meanwhile, 2015/16 league winners and 2021 FA Cup winners Leicester City spent more than £10 million on agents – despite a smattering of new players failing to help the squad avoid a miserable season and relegation to the Championship. Last week Youri Tielemans, Çağlar Söyüncü, Daniel Amartey, Nampalys Mendy, Ryan Bertrand, Ayoze Pérez and Tetê all announced they would be leaving the club.
