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

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)