Agents cost League ￡5m
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Agents cost League ￡5m
By VIKKI ORVICE
LEAGUE clubs forked out ￡5million to agents over the past six months.
Cash-strapped Leeds were the biggest spenders, paying more than ￡1.5m
as they sought to slash their wage bill after relegation from the
Premiership.
Crewe, noted for developing home-grown players such as Dean Ashton
— sold to Norwich for ￡3m this week — were the only Championship side
not to pay agents’ fees between June and December.
The Football League report shows an increase of ￡3.6m being paid to
agents since its first survey last June. League chairman Sir Brian
Mawhinney admitted: “Too much money is leaving football to agents.”
The report shows clubs paid agents in 275 transfers, representing 17
per cent of all deals.
Leeds paid ￡1,553,688 to agents to off-load their high-earning stars.
Leicester and Wolves, who were also relegated, were next in line with
respective agents’ bills of ￡405,000 and ￡306,121.
Mawhinney said: “Not all agents are bad.
“But the report strengthens the argument that football needs an
effective regulator to ensure a level playing field.”
Leeds insist deals brokered by agents slashed ￡20m off their wage
bill.
A spokesman said: “We feel the savings justifies the payments.”
Clubs not using agents
THIRTEEN teams have not used agents for the second six-month period
in a row:
Crewe, Blackpool, Colchester, Torquay, Wrexham, Boston, Bury ,
Darlington, Kidderminster, Lincoln, Rochdale, Rushden, Scunthorpe.
Huddersfield and Stockport did not use agents in the past six months
(July 1 to Dec 31).
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