Liverpool spent a staggering £26.8million on intermediary and agents’ fees over the last year – the highest in the Premier League as spending soared once again.
Liverpool were the top flight’s biggest spenders at £26.8m, according to Football Association data from 1 February 2017 to 31 January 2018.
The latest FA figures reveal that clubs in England’s top league shelled out a total of £211,011,187 – more than ever before.
The Reds made a number of high profile signings between February 2017 and January this year, including Mohamed Salah from Roma and Virgil van Dijk from Southampton.
Chelsea were next, paying a total of £25.1m, whilst Premier League leaders Manchester City spent £23.4m.
In contrast, Burnley, who are currently 7th in the Premier League, paid just £3.3m – £1m less than Sunderland, who are bottom of the Championship.
Sunderland spent £4,370,897 – more than they forked out for transfers.
Non-League Aldershot, who are pushing for a return to the Football League, spent the lowest of any club in England’s top five divisions. Just £112 was paid to agents or intermediaries.
‣ Highest amount spent: £26.8m (Liverpool, Premier League)
‣ Lowest amount spent: £112 (Aldershot, National League)
This news story was aggregated from today’s media.
