Paul Pogba joined Manchester United in a world record £89m deal
THE amount paid by English clubs to agents has risen by 38% – up from £160m to £220m.
The Premier League paid £174m to agents, up from £160m, with Manchester City being the biggest spenders (£26.3m) ahead of Chelsea (£25.1m) and Manchester United (£19m).
Even England’s second tier, the Championship, spent £42.4m on agents, an increase of 62%.
The Football Association figures cover February 2016 to January 2017.
They come two years after the last full-year results (2014-15).
Premier League teams spent a record £1.38bn on transfers in the 2016-17 season.
In both League One and League Two the total spending on agents and intermediaries decreased from the 2014-15 figures.
League One sides spent £3,098,508, down from £3,167,964, while League Two teams spent £821,450, down from £1,007,920.
SOURCE: BBC SPORT
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