PREMIER LEAGUE clubs paid out a whopping £263million on agent fees during 2019/20.
Manchester United were the third-highest spenders behind Manchester City and Liverpool.
The Red Devils paid £27.6m to agents from 1 February 2019 until 31 January 2020.
During the summer of 2019, United signed Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Daiel James and Harry Maguire.
And they waved goodbye to the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Alexis Sanchez, Chris Smalling and Ander Herrera.
Solskjaer also added Bruno Fernandes to his squad in January from Sporting CP for £45.7m.
United’s close neighbours City ranked second in the table after shelling out just over £29m.
During 2019/20, Pep Guardiola’s side splashed £63m on Rodri and Joao Cancelo from Juventus for £58.5m.
And just like the actual Premier League table, Liverpool are perched at the top of the pile.
Jurgen Klopp’s side spent £30.3million – which is £13million than during the 2018/19 campaign.
Liverpool – who are within touching distance of their first title in 30 years – have paid the most to agents for a third successive year.
Chelsea are in fourth place after forking out just over £26.1m, while Arsenal are in seventh with £13.5m.
Blues boss Frank Lampard is keen to complete a major overhaul of his squad at Stamford Bridge.
Bruno Fernandes made the move to Old Trafford in January 2020Credit: EPA
He has signed Hakim Ziyech from Ajax, Timo Werner from RB Leipzig and are closing in on Bayer Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz.
The lowest spenders in the league are Burnley with £3.4m.
Championship clubs forked out a total of £49m while League One club parted with just £3.9million.
Chelsea have secured the services of Timo Werner for next seasonCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Manchester City lured Rodri away from Atletico Madrid last yearCredit: Reuters
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
