How Man Utd & Man City compare to Chelsea & Liverpool in staggering £409m spent on agent fees

Manchester City and Manchester United were among the highest Premier League spenders on agent fees in the last 12 months, new figures have revealed.

The FA released the data for the period between 1 February 2023 to 1 February 2024, which covers the last two transfer windows. Overall, Premier League sides paid agents and intermediaries a staggering £409,592,929 during that period, with the two Manchester clubs responsible for nearly a quarter of that figure.

Unsurprisingly, Chelsea top the list with over £75m paid to agents in the last year, but it’s City who come next with a figure of £60.6m. United are third with £34m spent on intermediary fees in the last 12 months, followed by Liverpool’s £31.5m outlay.

Arsenal (£24.8), Aston Villa (£21.2m) and Tottenham Hotspur (£19.8m) also featured highly on the list, while at the opposite end of the scale, Luton Town’s £2m was the lowest fee.

While figures for every individual transaction are not revealed, City’s spending can mainly be put down to the summer arrivals of Mateo Kovacic, Matheus Nunes, Josko Gvardiol, Jeremy Doku and the January addition of Claudio Echeverri. Julian Alvarez, Scott Carson, Rico Lewis, Bernardo Silva and Kyle Walker also signed new contracts along with several youth-team players.

As for United, it was another expensive summer as Rasmus Hojlund, Mason Mount and Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir arrived for significant fees. Jonny Evans was signed on a free transfer, while Sofyan Amrabat and Sergio Reguilon joined on loan.