• Chelsea are second highest after forking out £25m
Premier League clubs paid a record £174m to agents during the year which included the summer 2016 and January 2017 transfer windows, the first since the start of the league’s current £8.3bn three-year TV deals. Figures released by the Football Association on Friday revealed that of the £174m total Manchester City paid the most to agents: £26.3m.
Chelsea were the second-highest payer of agents’ fees, spending £25m in the period, which covers 2 February 2016 to 31 January 2017. Manchester United were the third highest-paying club, racking up £19m to agents, followed by Liverpool, who paid £13.8m, and Arsenal, £10.2m. The clubs who paid the least were promoted at the end of the 2015-16 season from the Championship: Hull City, who spent £1.9m on agents, and Burnley, whose figure was £2.6m.
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