Liverpool top Premier League list of most spent in agents' fees

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Liverpool top the Premier League list of most spent on agents' fees over the past year with a figure of just over £14m.

Liverpool have spent the most out of any other Premier League club on agents' fees in the last year.

The Merseyside outfit have paid out £14m in fees, while Manchester United's payments have nearly doubled to just under £14m between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015.

Manchester City and Chelsea are third and fourth in the list respectively, while Arsenal are fifth having nearly tripled their agents' fees to close to £12m.

In the Championship, Cardiff City spent the most with a figure of just under £3m, while Wigan Athletic, who were relegated last season, topped League One's standings with a total of £1,461,088.

Portsmouth spent the most in agents' fees in League Two with a figure of £268,175.

Premier League table of agents' fees (last year's figures in brackets)

Liverpool - £14,301,464 (£14,308,444)
Manchester United - £13,881,814 (£7,975,556)
Manchester City - £12,429,380 (£12,811,946)
Chelsea - £11,961,206 (£16,771,328)
Arsenal - £11,928,584 (£4,293,407)
West Ham - £7,049,001 (£6,380,339)
Tottenham - £5,987,052 (£10,983,011)
Newcastle - £5,946,031 (£3,876,250)
Southampton - £5,391,172 (£2,766,444)
Stoke - £5,308,545 (£3,986,850)
Aston Villa - £4,986,058 (£2,577,866)
Crystal Palace - £4,719,931 (£2,200,797)
Everton - £4,479,432 (£5,753,269)
Swansea - £4,250,030 (£3,784,090)
Leicester - £4,057,727 (£1,608,418)
Sunderland - £3,404,540 (£5,276,674)
West Brom - £3,342,217 (£3,493,745)
Norwich City - £2,484,285 (not available)
Bournemouth - £2,328,862 (£709,231)
Watford - £1,620,229 (£355,750)

Total: £129,857,560 (£115,261,136)

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3Arsenal30167748301855
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5West Ham UnitedWest Ham301311647351250
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd30148838271150
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10Chelsea30101194541441
11West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom30109113037-739
12Everton29911951411038
13Bournemouth31108133850-1238
14Watford30107133032-237
15Swansea CitySwansea3199133140-936
16Crystal Palace3096153240-833
17Norwich CityNorwich3177173254-2228
18Sunderland3068163655-1926
19Newcastle UnitedNewcastle3067172955-2625
20Aston Villa3137212258-3616