Liverpool have topped the table of agents' fees out of the 20 Premier League clubs over the last 12 months, ahead of Manchester United, as English top flight sides splurged a total of £129.8m, up from £115m.

The Reds, who recently sacked Brendan Rodgers as boss and drafted in former Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp to succeed him, lavished £14.3m on agents' fees from October 2014 to November 2015.




Next on the list came Louis van Gaal's Manchester United, who splashed out £13.8m on agents, with city rivals Manchester City third with £12.4m spent.

Other notable spenders are Arsenal, who lavished £11.9m on agents' fees, with Chelsea spending around the same amount, at £11.9m.
 


West Ham paid just over £7m on agents' fees, but surprisingly, top four contenders Tottenham Hotspur splashed out just £5.9m. Elsewhere, Aston Villa spent £4.9m, with Everton paying out £4.4m.

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Newcastle United, who are struggling in the lower reaches of the league, spent a healthy £5.9m on the services of agents over the 12-month period.

The lowest spenders were Watford, who only parted with £1.6m on agents, although for part of the period in question they were in the Championship.