Chelsea have topped the list of the biggest spenders on agent fees in the Premier League for the second consecutive season, new figures reveal.
The Blues forked out a huge £60million on payments to agents in the period between February 2, 2024 and February 2 of this year, which covers the last two transfer windows.
Figures released by the FA on Monday show the 20 top-flight clubs spent a staggering combined total of £409.1m on fees, although the figure is down £0.4m from last season.
Chelsea paid £75.1m in the 2023-24 season and, while this season's number is considerably lower, they are still comfortably clear of their rivals.
Manchester City were second behind Chelsea having splashed out £52m on fees to representatives. The figure is £19m more than cross-city rivals Manchester United, whose total was £33m.
Aston Villa (£25m) and Newcastle (£24.3m) round out the top five on the list, ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool, who are on the verge of sealing the Premier League title.
Arsenal's outlay was £22.8m, £2m more than Liverpool. West Ham (£19m), Tottenham (£18.4m) and Brighton (£16.5m) complete the top 10.
Ipswich, who look destined to return to the Championship after a difficult season in the Premier League, were the lowest spenders on £6.3m.
Chelsea have now spent £179m on agents in the three years since the Todd Boehly-led takeover of the club.
Their enormous outlay in the 2024-25 period comes after a transfer spend of nearly £200m in the past two transfer windows. The Blues were the most active team in the division overall in that time period, with 35 arrivals and 31 departures.
The figure includes £43m on Joao Felix, who was loaned to AC Milan in January, and £54m on Pedro Neto from Wolves.
The FA statistics comprise the top five leagues in the men's game, and the top two divisions in the women's game.
Clubs spent a net combined £483.6m across the five divisions of English men's football, with sides in the Championship accounting for £63m.
The combined outlay in the Women's Super League was just £2.16m - more than £400m less than Premier League clubs.