CHELSEA remain top of the agent payments charts this season - but even the Blues have slashed the amount they splash out to intermediaries.
The Stamford Bridge club paid out £60.4m to players’ representatives over the course of the current campaign according to figures lodged with the FA.
That is a 20 per cent cut on the £75.1m Chelsea laid out last term, with all of the Big Six reducing their agents bill.
Chelsea paid out to agents representing 44 players - 26 of whom are still to make their first team bow - as well as the agent of former boss Mauricio Pochettino.
While the Blues spent more than £200m across the two windows, many of the payments related to previous deals completed since Roman Abramovich was forced to sell to the Todd Boehly-led consortium in 2022.
Manchester City’s £60.6m bill last term was reduced to £52.1m, Liverpool dropped £10.6m to £20.9m with small falls at Manchester United, Arsenal and Spurs.
That contributed to a slight overall drop in spending of £455,000 across the 20 top flight clubs to a total of £409.1m.
Eight of the clubs who stayed up last season - Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Newcastle, West Ham and Wolves increased their fees to agents.
Brentford, whose total rose from £8.1m to £14.7m, recorded the biggest rise by any club.
And agents fees rose across all three divisions of the EFL.
The total for the Championship stood at £63.2m this term compared to £61.3m in 2023-24, with a £2.4m rise to £7.6m in League One and an increase of £300,000 to £2.7m in League Two.
Leeds United spent the most by far with £18.8m - significantly more than second-highest spenders Burnley with £5.3m.
In contrast, Oxford United splashed out just £572,808 on agents fees.
Yawoozo
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Chelsea topping and leading everywhere but not topping the league…why
Widbiltz
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Look at the amount of players Chelsea has signed compared to other and they are all young and unproven bro
Too many unused yahoo players
jeedoprstz
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we are tired of spending too much,we just want to win trophies now.
OluwakayodeAdewusi
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Liverpool that even spend less on the agent fees are doing better than Chelsea.
Look at the amount of players Chelsea has signed compared to other and they are all young and unproven bro
OluwakayodeAdewusi
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Chelshit not Chelsea … it’s that club always ruining transfer periods …. Just splashing money nonsensely on average players and thinking they are world champions …
Also I can sense hatred in the way you talk because what does this guy to do with calling them chelshit
OluwakayodeAdewusi
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Because they did buy as much as Chelsea did its common understanding, look at the way Chelsea are signing player and they are all young unproven player
They didn't sign as much I mean as Chelsea did
OluwakayodeAdewusi
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Chelshit not Chelsea … it’s that club always ruining transfer periods …. Just splashing money nonsensely on average players and thinking they are world champions …
Because they did buy as much as Chelsea did its common understanding, look at the way Chelsea are signing player and they are all young unproven player
Widbiltz
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Liverpool that even spend less on the agent fees are doing better than Chelsea.
Badhur
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Chelshit not Chelsea … it’s that club always ruining transfer periods …. Just splashing money nonsensely on average players and thinking they are world champions …
Rehbdenrz
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chili nigggaa
Rehbdenrz
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kick out macheranaooo
Rehbdenrz
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bring murinooo
Rehbdenrz
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lack of gud manager
Kesadlor
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spend 2 billions to the top
taceklsyz
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after spending all dis money wht did dey achieve nothing,just coz dey dnt hav good coach
Iffy106
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Everything about Chelsea now is spending money without good results
teubdnpsz
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Why Chelsea if Manchester City nothing will happen