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London - Big-spending English Premiership side Manchester City have proved a golden goose to agents as they top the list of agents fees paid out from October 2008 to September 2009 released on Monday.
City - who have failed to set the Premiership alight despite outlaying almost 150 million pounds in the same spell - paid out nearly 13 million pounds in agent fees far more than city rivals and defending champions Manchester United, who paid 1.5 million pounds.
In all agents benefited financially to the tune of 70.7 million pounds with newly-promoted Burnley the lowest spenders at 500 000 pounds.
It is the first time the figures from Premier League clubs have been published after they followed the example set by the Football League, who began to publish annual spending reports five years ago.
Under new regulations, clubs agree to the publication of the figures after November 30 each year.
"We are pleased that, through these new requirements, clubs are bringing greater transparency to the domestic transfer market," a Football Association (FA) spokesman said.
"For the first time, there will be a game-wide picture of the level of spending on agents.
"The leagues and other key stakeholders have been fully supportive, following the example set by the Football League with its publication of agents fees over the last few years."
List of payments made by English Premiership clubs to agents from October last year to September this year (amount in sterling):
1. Manchester City 12,874,283
2. Chelsea 9,562,223
3. Liverpool 6,657,305
4. Tottenham 6,066,935
5. Wigan 5,527,548
6. Arsenal 4,760,241
7. West Ham 3,576,972
8. Portsmouth 3,184,725
9. Bolton 3,166,611
10. Everton 2,008,407
11. Sunderland 2,007,040
12. Aston Villa 1,708,374
13. Blackburn 1,610,885
14. Hull 1,599,188
15. Manchester United 1,517,393
16. Fulham 1,469,258
17. Wolves 1,235,703
18. Birmingham 974,982
19. Stoke 716,042
20. Burnley 468,398
City - who have failed to set the Premiership alight despite outlaying almost 150 million pounds in the same spell - paid out nearly 13 million pounds in agent fees far more than city rivals and defending champions Manchester United, who paid 1.5 million pounds.
In all agents benefited financially to the tune of 70.7 million pounds with newly-promoted Burnley the lowest spenders at 500 000 pounds.
It is the first time the figures from Premier League clubs have been published after they followed the example set by the Football League, who began to publish annual spending reports five years ago.
Under new regulations, clubs agree to the publication of the figures after November 30 each year.
"We are pleased that, through these new requirements, clubs are bringing greater transparency to the domestic transfer market," a Football Association (FA) spokesman said.
"For the first time, there will be a game-wide picture of the level of spending on agents.
"The leagues and other key stakeholders have been fully supportive, following the example set by the Football League with its publication of agents fees over the last few years."
List of payments made by English Premiership clubs to agents from October last year to September this year (amount in sterling):
1. Manchester City 12,874,283
2. Chelsea 9,562,223
3. Liverpool 6,657,305
4. Tottenham 6,066,935
5. Wigan 5,527,548
6. Arsenal 4,760,241
7. West Ham 3,576,972
8. Portsmouth 3,184,725
9. Bolton 3,166,611
10. Everton 2,008,407
11. Sunderland 2,007,040
12. Aston Villa 1,708,374
13. Blackburn 1,610,885
14. Hull 1,599,188
15. Manchester United 1,517,393
16. Fulham 1,469,258
17. Wolves 1,235,703
18. Birmingham 974,982
19. Stoke 716,042
20. Burnley 468,398
