'Football broker': Hot job in the foggy country

In the last two transfer windows, Premier League clubs have spent a total of £115 million on football agents involved in player deals. Chelsea tops the list in terms of the amount spent.

Four clubs have spent eight figures. Chelsea spent the most, £16 million 771,328. Liverpool came in second, spending £14 million 308,444. Manchester City came in third, spending £12 million 881,946, while Tottenham spent £10 million 983,111.

Jorge Mendes is still the boss in the world of "player agents"

Last year, these four clubs alone spent more on agents than all the first division sides combined. Other Premier League clubs with limited budgets can only spend moderate amounts on agents. Burnley spent £711,240, Leicester City splashed out £1,608,418. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace, Hull, Aston Villa and Southampton spent no more than £3m.

The figures, which summarise the amount of money Premier League clubs have paid to agents between 1 October 2013 and 30 September, have been publicly disclosed and recognised in the Premier League's financial records since the 2009-10 season. The figures provide a comprehensive and detailed view of the 'income' agents receive each time a new deal is agreed.

Chelsea, on the other hand, have admitted that football 'agents' have helped them a lot and that the huge sums spent were completely 'worth the money'. With those brokers, Chelsea have had Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas.

Liverpool have splashed out £117m to make a splash after last season's disappointing campaign, bringing in Southampton trio Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren and Rickie Lambert. However, like Manchester City, the club have also bought a player through a third party. So the agent's fee must be paid before they can sign a new player. That player is Lazar Markovic, while at Man City it is Eliaquim Mangala, who cost the club £40m.

The third person involved in the Mangala transfer deal is 'super agent' Jorge Mendes. According to Sportsmail, Mendes has made transfers worth an estimated £1bn over the course of his career and pocketed £100m. The Premier League has never been 'afraid' to spend money on new players. So giving football 'agents' a little more is no big deal.

According to TTVH