The Premier League are reportedly set to make a rule change which could save Everton millions in the future.
New plans, which would deal with the amount of fees agents are paid, could see a significant reduction in the amounts clubs pay to representatives in future transfer windows.
The Premier League's 20 shareholders are due to meet on Friday to discuss new regulations designed to cut down significantly on the huge sums given to players' representatives during the summer and winter transfer windows.
The plans will reportedly see the end of dual representation, meaning an agent can no longer be paid by both a selling and buying club when negotiating a move.
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Currently, there are no limits or caps involved for work undertaken by an agent in relation to a transfer or contract negotiation, but a report from The Telegraph states that new proposals will look to slash to eye-watering sums paid out from top-flight clubs.
The previous agents' fees list - which was published 12 months ago - revealed that £211million was forked out by Premier League teams between February 2017 and January 2018.
Everton were the sixth-highest spenders in the division in terms of agents' fees according to Deloitte, shelling out £12.1m.
In that period the club spent big money as Steve Walsh and Ronald Koeman attempted to prepare the Blues for a season in both the Premier League and the Europa League, to little success.
Everton spent big money on the likes of Davy Klaassen , Michael Keane and Jordan Pickford early in the summer window, while also breaking the club's transfer record to bring in Gylfi Sigurdsson .
The figures also include the following January transfer window, which again saw the Blues spend to bring in Theo Walcott and Cenk Tosun.
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All of those transfers put together give agents' fees of £12.1m.
Liverpool spent the most by those figures in £26.8m, followed by Chelsea (£25.1m), Manchester City (£23.5m), Manchester United (£18m) and Watford (£13.4m).
The next set of figures are due to be published shortly, with the Premier League expected to have again broken the £200m barrier for agents' fees.
Everton will feature prominently in the list again having spent big money to bring Richarlison , Lucas Digne and Yerry Mina to the club in the summer.
The changes are expected to come into force in time for the start of next season.
FIFA are working with the Premier League to regulate what has come to be thought of as out-of-control, with a return to an exam system for agents being suggested.
