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Championship clubs spend more than £69m on agents fees

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New figures reveal Championship clubs spent more than £69m on agents fees over the past year

Ipswich signed Sindre Walle Egeli for a club record £17. 5m in January [Getty Images] Championship clubs spent just over £69. 5m on agents fees over the past 12 months according to figures released by the Football Association, an increase of £6m on the previous year.

The figures cover the period from February 2025 with Ipswich Town the top spenders, paying £11. 7m having spent the first three months of the accounting period in the Premier League. Southampton (£8.

3m) and Leicester (£5. 8m), who were relegated alongside Ipswich are the second and third-highest payers on the list. Troubled Sheffield Wednesday were the most frugal when dealing with agents, spending £534,559.

Wrexham come in sixth on the list with an outlay of £3. 6m while current Championship leaders Coventry spent just short of £1. 5m.