Which Premier League clubs have spent the most on agents fees over the past year? | OneFootball

The Football Association have released new figures detailing which clubs have spent the most on agents fees over the past year.

Agents help to facilitate transfer deals and negotiate contracts among other things and are paid fees for their services.

And according to the data, which covers the period from 2 February 2024 to 3 February 2025, the 20 Premier League clubs spent a total of £409.1m on agents fees, down from £409.5m in the previous period.

Chelsea were the Premier League side to spend the most on agents at just over £60m, though down from their figure of £75m the year prior.

Manchester City, meanwhile, spent the second most on agents at just over £52m.

They were followed by rivals Manchester United in third, who spent £33m on fees.

Aston Villa at £25m and Newcastle with £24.3m completed the list of clubs with the top five biggest sums spent, while the current Premier League top two in Arsenal, who spent £22.8m, and Liverpool with a figure of £20.8m, were just behind.

Completing the top ten are West Ham (£19m), Tottenham (£18.4m) and Brighton (£16.5m).

The lowest spenders were newly promoted Ipswich who spent just over six million, followed by Southampton, Everton and then Leicester.

In the Championship, Leeds far outspent their rivals in their bid to win promotion back to the Premier League, forking out almost £19m on agents.

The next closest was Burnley, who spent just over £5m and then Sheffield United with almost £4.5m. All three clubs currently occupy the top three spots in the division.

In total, Championship clubs spent just over £63m on agents fees, far less than the total of Premier League sides.

In the Women’s Super League, it was again Chelsea who came in with the most spent at over £622k, followed by Manchester City at more than £288k.

The 12 WSL clubs paid a combined £2.1m to agents, the figures show.