Leeds United's eight-figure 2021/22 spend on agents fees revealed by Football Association - YEP 31/3/22
Leeds United's 2021/22 spend on agents fees came to a total of £11.4m according to figures released by the FA.
By Graham Smyth
During the reporting period of February 2 2021 and January
31 2022, the entirety of which Leeds spent as a Premier League club, the Whites
shelled out a total sum of £11,396,947 on transactions involving
intermediaries. Their spend was shy of the top flight average of £13.6m but
represents a significant rise from the £7m they paid out in the 2020/21 period.
The biggest spenders on agents fees were Manchester City who
spent £35m, with Manchester United [£29m] and Chelsea [£28m] not far behind the
Citizens.
Brentford spent the least with their fees totalling just
£3.5m. In total, the Premier League clubs spent £272,559,227, which is
fractionally more than last year's tally.
Leeds' transactions included new contracts for Patrick
Bamford, who is represented by both his father Russell and Stellar Football
Limited, Stuart Dallas, Adam Forshaw, Illan Meslier, Charlie Cresswell and Jack
Jenkins.
There were also agents fees involved in the permanent
transfers of Jack Harrison, Lewis Bate, Kristoffer Klaesson, Mateo Joseph
Fernandez, Leo Hjelde, Junior Firpo and Daniel James.
