03 Jun 2026 19:46:48
I was just reading an article which confirmed what I think we all knew, which was last year our net transfer spend was amongst the lowest in the PL at circa £27 million; however, our spend on agents' fees was second highest, in excess of £38 million. It just goes to highlight the hidden costs in any club's transfer business. The sum is quite shocking, really.
06 Jun 2026 01:06:48
I saw that, Lotm, it's stomach turning, the only plus is that some of that went on contract extensions to some of our big players, and if any leave that signed a new contract, we will recoup all that money as players are worth more to us now with the longer contracts.
That 38 million would have been nice to add to our transfer kitty, though.
06 Jun 2026 11:58:35
Biggest scourge of football agents, not just the money they get, it's the problems they cause, upsetting players. When you see people not being able to come to games anymore because of increased prices, it galls even more when you see that kind of money agents are receiving. UTV