Premier League wage bill surges to £2.9bn
The “big six” clubs of
Arsenal,
Chelsea,
Liverpool,
Manchester City,
Manchester United
Tottenham
accounted for 89% of the league’s pre-tax profits, according to financial data firm Vysyble.
They earned more than £53.4m a week between them, up from £48.4m the previous season, while the other 14 sides made a combined £39.4m a week, down £200,000 on the year before.
Premier League clubs paid out more than £260m to football agents in the 12 months to the end of January 2019, an increase of £49m on the previous year, according to documents released by the Football Association.
Liverpool were the highest-spending club in the top flight, paying £43m to agents in that period.
Chelsea (£26m)
Manchester City (£24m)
were the next biggest spenders.
Fees to agents went up despite spending on transfers falling by more than £500m when compared with the previous season.
BBC News