The latest figures to be released by the Premier League show that payments to agents by clubs on behalf of players fell from over £70.7million last year to £67.1million to the year ended September 30, 2010. Champions Chelsea topped the list of big spenders with a whopping £9.3million shelled out to agents in the period under review. But last season's leaders, Manchester City, halved their outlay from £12.8million to just under £6million. Chelsea again spent over £9million on agents' fees while newly-promoted Blackpool spent just £45,000. Liverpool's spending rose from £6.6million to over £9million in a period when they were embroiled in the midst of takeover problems. The below table shows the payments made by each Premier League club to agents in the period from October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010. The amounts shown include payments made by clubs on behalf of players. PREMIER LEAGUE Total: Arsenal £3,660,199.00 Aston Villa £2,279,536.50 Birmingham City £1,518,529.09 Blackburn Rovers £1,623,232.92 Blackpool £45,000.00 Bolton Wanderers £3,549,316.72 Chelsea £9,293,751.48 Everton £3,599,040.51 Fulham £2,087,373.55 Liverpool £9,032,528.49 Manchester City £5,952,261.33 Manchester United £2,312,726.00 Newcastle United £2,417,776.00 Stoke City £2,196,968.50 Sunderland £4,421,990.72 Tottenham Hotspur £5,361,229.87 West Bromwich Albion £614,195.73 West Ham United £3,419,089.99 Wigan Athletic £2,461,500.00 Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,291,794.00. Total £67,138,040.40. There were 742 transactions during the period but not all of them will have attracted an agent's fee. The Premier League agreed, in June 2008, that from season 2009/10 onwards each club would publish, on November 30, the total amount it paid to authorised agents during the period October 1 of the previous year to September 30 - encompassing the two transfer windows. The below table shows the total amount each club paid to agents for the previous reporting period, October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009. PREMIER LEAGUE Total: Arsenal £4,760,241.00 Aston Villa £1,708,374.00 Birmingham City £974,982.00 Blackburn Rovers £1,610,885.00 Bolton Wanderers £3,166,611.00 Burnley £468,398.00 Chelsea £9,562,223.00 Everton £2,008,407.00 Fulham £1,469,258.00 Hull City £1,599,188.00 Liverpool £6,657,305.00 Manchester City £12,874,283.00 Manchester United £1,517,393.00 Portsmouth £3,184,725.00 Stoke City £716,042.00 Sunderland £2,007,040.00 Tottenham Hotspur £6,066,935.00 West Ham United £5,527,548.00 Wigan Athletic £3,576,972.00 Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,235,703.00 Total £70,692,513.00.
