How much Arsenal spent on agents fees in 22/23 compared to Man City & Chelsea

There are always hidden costs when it comes to completing transfers in the Premier League and Arsenal had to spend big on agents fees during 2022/23 negotiations

Arsenal spent more on agents fees this season than most other Premier League clubs.

In the 2022/23 season, Premier League clubs spent a record-breaking £2.8billion on transfers. Chelsea’s new owners flexed their muscles significantly as the Blues spent more than £500million alone across both transfer windows.

And according to new data released by the FA, clubs in the top flight shelled out a total of £318.2million on agents/intermediaries fees during this season. Compared to last year, spending on agents fees jumped up by 16.7%, with Premier League clubs spending £272.6million in 2021/22.

However, the increase in agent fees from the previous year was less significant than the increase in the overall transfer spend. PL clubs spent £1.44billion on transfers in 2021/22. In 2022/23, the transfer outlay almost doubled to £2.8billion.

This season, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side spent £16.7million on fees to agents and intermediaries, the fifth-most of any club and marginally more than North London rivals Tottenham

But no English club has spent more on agents fees than Manchester City, with Pep Guardiola’s treble-winning side spending a total of £51.6million.

Chelsea were a close second, with a £43.2million outlay, despite spending significantly more than City on transfer fees.

Following City and Chelsea in order of spending are the other ‘big six’ clubs in Liverpool (£33.7million), Manchester United (£24.7million), Arsenal (£16.7million), and Tottenham (£16.1million).

The likes of Brentford, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest find themselves at the bottom of the table with the least money spent on agents. Brentford - who secured an impressive, ninth-placed finish this season - spent just £5.6million on agents. Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest, who were both promoted from the Championship last summer, spent £5.1million and £4.4million respectively, on agents.

Vyom Chaudhary, football expert at Safebettingsites.com, said: “It’s interesting to note that City tops the list of agents fees despite doing very limited transfer business during 2022-23. It’s very likely, as multiple reports have suggested, that City had to spend a huge sum of money on agents to acquire Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund.”