(One of my pet hates - Agents.) Liverpool FCs spending on agent fees more than £14million over past year Only Chelsea splashed out more to player representatives Liverpool FC’S spending on agent fees rocketed to more than £14million over the past year. Only Chelsea (£16.7million) splashed out more to player representatives during the period from October 1 2013 to September 30 2014. In total Premier League clubs spent a record £115million on payments to middlemen across the last two transfer windows. Manchester City (£12.8million) were third in the list with Tottenham (£10.9million) fourth and Everton FC (£5.7million) in seventh. Despite Anfield officials voicing their determination to reduce the club’s outlay on agents, the figures have continued to escalate since they spent £8.6milion in 2011/12. That amount climbed to £9.4million for 2012/13 and now it has soared by another 50% in the space of 12 months to £14,308,444. That is explained partly by the sheer amount of business Liverpool did last summer as they spent £116million on completing transfers for Adam Lallana, Lazar Markovic, Dejan Lovren, Mario Balotelli, Alberto Moreno, Emre Can, Javier Manquillo, Divock Origi and Rickie Lambert. The £20million deal for Benfica winger Markovic was complicated by third-party ownership issues which had to be resolved by paying various fees. Liverpool’s bill for using agents was almost double that of Manchester United’s (£7.9million), while Arsenal only spent £4.3million. The lowest spenders were promoted Burnley with £711,000. Premier League spending on agents for 2013/14. 1st: Chelsea £16,771,328 2nd: Liverpool £14,308,444 3rd: Manchester City £12,811,946 4th: Tottenham Hotspur £10,983,011 5th: Manchester United £7,975,556 6th: West Ham United £6,380,339 7th: Everton £5,753,269 8th: Sunderland £5,276,674 9th: Arsenal £4,293,407 10th: Stoke City £3,986,850 11th: Newcastle United £3,876,250 12th: Swansea City £3,784,090 13th: West Bromwich Albion, £3,493,745 14th: Queens Park Rangers £3,242,668 15th: Southampton, £2,766,444 16th: Aston Villa £2,577,866 17th: Hull City £2,459,010 18th: Crystal Palace £2,200,797 19th: Leicester City £1,608,418 20th: Burnley £711,024 Total £115,261,136
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:00:01 +0000
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