According to FIFA, Premiership clubs paid nearly 1/3 of the world’s fees to brokers in 2022.
In the past year, a total of 505.6 million pounds have been paid to brokers or brokers, of which 165 million pounds have been paid by Premier League teams alone.
The figure represents a 24 per cent increase over the figure released in 2021 and just 4.9 per cent below the record of £531.5 million spent on broker services set in 2019.
European clubs account for 96.2% of the total expenses of brokers. It is worth mentioning that the £165 million spent by Premier League teams dwarfs the £71.8 million spent by the second-ranked Serie A club.
Premier League clubs have made several major transfers during the year, with Manchester United signing Carmelo for £70 million and Carmelo Anthony for £85 million, the two most high-profile deals.
Liverpool signed Nunez for £85 million and Manchester City for £51 million for Harland.
The number of clubs bought through brokers also increased by 22%, bringing the total number of transactions to 1532, a record.
In addition, a model that may become more common is that the number of players transferred by agents is at an all-time high, with 15.3 per cent of international transfers involving middlemen hired by players.
The number of female players in this area has also increased, with transfers, including agents used by the club, up 42.9% this year.
340 international transfers involving female players came from players’ agents, a proportion of 22.3 per cent, higher than 15.3 per cent of men’s football.