Chelsea Lead Premier League's Record £460m Spend On Agent Fees

Premier League clubs made payments of £460m to agents complete nan past twelvemonth - a 13% summation connected nan erstwhile 12 months.

It covers payments made by clubs to agents registered pinch nan Football Association involving a player, coach aliases nine - including transportation and contracts - betwixt February 2025 and February 2026.

Chelsea, who paid retired £65.1m, were nan highest spenders for nan 3rd consecutive year.

On Wednesday, nan westbound London nine announced nan biggest pre-tax nonaccomplishment successful Premier League history. The £262m shortage for 2024-25 eclipses nan £197.5m mislaid by Manchester City successful 2011.

The Blues partially property this year's fig to signaling nan highest number of subordinate income successful Premier League history.

Chelsea offloaded astir £300m worthy of players to comply pinch Uefa sanctions.

After grounds payments of £75m to agents successful 2023-24, nan nine person spent a full of £200m complete nan past 3 appraisal years.

Aston Villa were 2nd connected nan list, paying £38.4m, which was an summation of £13.4m - nan highest emergence of immoderate club.

This is contempt nan Villans spending a comparatively humble £69m connected incoming transfers. Unai Emery's broadside had a precocious number of costs associated pinch renegotiating subordinate contracts and caller master registrations.

In 3rd were Manchester City pinch £37.4m, though year-on-year spending fell dramatically - down by £14.8m from £52.1m.

Arsenal, Liverpool and Wolves besides saw important increases successful agents fees.

The Gunners' payments went up £9.4m to £32.1m. Liverpool's roseate £13m to £33.9m. Wolves saw an summation of £12.5m to £26m.

Sunderland's unexpected promotion to nan Premier League done nan play-offs brought a emergence successful payments from conscionable £2.2m to £10.6m.

Alongside Manchester City, 7 different clubs reduced payments to agents.

Brentford, Fulham, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and West Ham saw humble drops.

Newcastle's payments were reduced by £4.1m to £20.3m, while Leeds - contempt being promoted - trim outgoings connected agents' fees by £4.9m to £14m.

Spending successful nan Women's Super League roseate 75%, by £1.6m to £3.8m.

Chelsea were again nan biggest spenders, pinch their £1.1m accounting for complete a 4th of nan total.

Payments went up by 10% successful nan Championship to £69.7m, pinch Ipswich Town nan highest spenders connected £11.7m.

Agents fees successful League One soared by 85%, influenced by nan beingness of Luton Town (£3.3m), Cardiff City (£1.7m) and Huddersfield Town (£1.5m), who accounted for adjacent to half of nan £14m total.

In League Two, nan magnitude fell somewhat by 5% to £2.6m.