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Revealed: Liverpool spent more than Man Utd, Chelsea and Arsenal on agents’ fees
LIVERPOOL top the Premier League spending table for fees paid out to agents over transfers.
Liverpool - Most Expensive Transfers
The Reds lavished over £78million on new recruitments in the summer and sold £68m worth of talent, resulting in a net spend of £10m.
Over £130m was spent on agents last year according to BBC Sport, up £15m from the previous year.
Manchester United forked out just under £14m, which was almost double on the previous year.
Meanwhile, Arsenal and Chelsea both stumped up around £12m.
At the other end of the spectrum, Premier League newcomers paid just shy of £2m.
Liverpool spent £29million on Roberto Firmino in the summer
Manchester United spent £25m on Memphis in the summer
The figures also include the amount clubs pay agents when players sign new contracts.
During the period concerned, there were a total of 1,287 transactions carried out by Premier League clubs, which takes into account new contracts, inbound and outbound transfers.
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