Premier League clubs spent a whopping £260.6m on agents and intermediaries between February 2018 and January 2019, new information from the FA has revealed.
The figure has increased from £211m the previous year, with Liverpool the highest spenders to agents for the second year in a row - paying out £42.8m, an increase on the £25m figure they paid previously.
Chelsea are the second-highest on the list, paying £26.9m, while Manchester City have paid £24.1m and Manchester United have paid £20.8m in this period - with the top-four showing no change from the previous year.
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Relegated Huddersfield Town and Fulham splashed a combined amount of over £13m in their unsuccessful bid to remain in the Premier League, while Tottenham Hotspur paid £11.1m despite not signing a single player in each of the past two transfer windows.
Cardiff City paid the lowest amount to agents with a figure of £2.8m, followed by Burnley’s £3.9m.
You can see the figures for every Premier League club below.
Fees paid to agents/intermediaries between February 2018 and January 2019
AFC Bournemouth - £10.2m
Arsenal - £11.1m
Brighton - £6.8m
Burnley - £3.9m
Cardiff City - £2.8m
Chelsea - £26.8m
Crystal Palace - £6.9m
Everton - £19.1m
Fulham - £8.2m
Huddersfield Town - £5m
Leicester City - £12.7m
Liverpool - £43.7m
Manchester City - £24.1m
Manchester United - £20.7m
Newcastle United - £8.8m
Southampton - £6.1m
Tottenham - £11.1m
Watford - £10.8m
West Ham - £14.4m
Wolves - £6.4m
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