Cardiff City have paid less money to agents than any other Premier League club in the past year, new figures have revealed.
Welsh rivals Swansea City , however, paid more than the Bluebirds and most of their Championship rivals this season, as details for how much was paid by clubs in English football's top two divisions were published by an Associated Press journalist.
Figures for between February 2018 and January 2019 were revealed, with Cardiff's £2.8million outlay to agents the lowest in the top flight — by a distance.
Burnley were the next lowest with almost £4million paid to agents, Huddersfield approximately £5million, while the Bluebirds fellow promoted sides from last season Wolves and Fulham spent £6.5m and £8.2million respectively.
Liverpool were the Premier League's biggest spenders in terms of fees to agents with a whopping £43.8m, with Chelsea next (£26.9m) then Manchester City (£24.1m), then Manchester United (£20.8m).
In the Championship, the relegated clubs from last season's Premier League came top of the bill, though Swansea — who paid agents £5.5million — came second behind Stoke City (£7.2m), with West Bromwich Albion spending £5.1m on agents' fees.
Premier League clubs paid a total of £260.664m to agents or intermediaries over the 12-month period with that figure dropping significantly down the leagues. Championship clubs paid £50.481m, League One £5.6m and League Two £940,555.
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