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QPR and Chelsea: Among the big spenders
Struggling QPR paid the third highest amount to agents in 2012, their figure of £6,818,688 topped only by Manchester City and Liverpool.
City were the biggest spenders on £10,537,982 - up from £9,663,700 - with Liverpool second having shelled out £8,600,444 - an increase from £7,000,242.99.
But it was Rangers, who brought in a number of high-profile signings over the summer including Julio Cesar, Park Ji sung, Jose Bosingwa and Esteban Granero, whose payments stood out, with their figure having almost trebled from £2,499,214 in 2010/11.
Tottenham (£6,595,905) were fourth on the list, followed by Champions League winners Chelsea (£6,490,382), Arsenal (£5,580,873) and West Ham (£4,436,992), while Manchester United's figure dropped to £3,681,580 from £4,457,103.
Promoted Southampton had the lowest figure (£646,106), with Swansea - last year's lowest spenders - second-bottom of the list despite their payments having risen from £248,633 to £1,100,845.
The overall amount spent by the 20 top-flight clubs was £77,003,130 (806 transactions), compared to £71,868,749.94 (765 transactions) for the previous 12 months.
Payments made by each Premier League club to agents in the period October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012 (amounts shown include payments made by clubs on behalf of players):
Arsenal £5,580,873
Aston Villa £2,730,539
Chelsea £6,490,382
Everton £3,092,891
Fulham £2,581,208
Liverpool £8,600,444
Manchester City £10,537,982
Manchester United £3,681,580
Newcastle £3,485,503
Norwich £1,248,725
QPR £6,818,688
Reading £2,167,833
Southampton £646,106
Stoke £1,717,266
Sunderland £2,173,762
Swansea £1,100,845
Tottenham £6,595,905
West Brom £1,341,301
West Ham £4,436,992
Wigan £1,974,305
Total: £77,003,130
Payments made by each Premier League club to agents in the period October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011:
Arsenal £4,648,532.17
Aston Villa £3,163,320
Blackburn £4,227,056.93
Bolton £1,941,896.08
Chelsea £6,457,747.37
Everton £2,931,127.10
Fulham £951,245.50
Liverpool £7,000,242.99
Manchester City £9,663,700
Manchester United £4,457,103
Newcastle £6,380,488
Norwich £710,251.75
QPR £2,499,214
Stoke £2,207,698.11
Sunderland £3,735,384.29
Swansea £248,633
Tottenham £7,571,815.27
West Brom £1,305,576.38
Wigan £659,800
Wolves £1,107,918
Total: £71,868,749.94
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