Premier League clubs spent 409 million pounds (480 million euros) on commissions to agents from February 1, 2023 to February 1, 2024, that is, in the last two transfer markets.
Those who spent the most money in these payments were Chelsea, with 75 million pounds (87 million euros) paid to agents (almost a fifth of the total), and Manchester City, which paid 60 million pounds (70 million euros). . The ‘blues’ paid these commissions on the signings, among others, of Moisés Caicedo, Cole Palmer, Christopher Nkunku and Romeo Lavia, while the City hires Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic, Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes.
As for the rest of the greats in the Premier League, Manchester United left 34 million pounds (40 million euros), Liverpool, 31.5 million (36 million euros), and Arsenal, more than 24 million (28 million euros) .
The total figure paid to intermediaries represents a marked increase compared to the £318 million spent in the previous period. Agent commissions have doubled in the last seven years And in the 2016-2017 season, these payments increased to 174 million pounds.
Source: La Verdad
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