Man City and Man United agent fees paid compared Premier League rivals
The FA have released agent fee details from February 2025 to February 2026.
Michael Carrick and Steve Holland joined Manchester United on an interim basis earlier this season. (Image: Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)
Manchester United spent £31,777,462 on agent fees between February 2025 and February 2026. Manchester City, meanwhile, spent 37,358,301.
In figures released by the Football Association, the total fees paid out to agents by Premier League clubs over a year are shown, along with the transactions involved. City’s total means that they spent the third-highest amount in the league, only behind Chelsea (£65.1m) and Aston Villa (£38.4m).
United, meanwhile were the team to spend the fifth-highest amount. Liverpool (£33.9m) and Arsenal (£32,1m) spent more over the 12-month period. In total, Premier League clubs paid £460,300,308 to agents over the year-long period.
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For United, the transactions document showed that payments were made for the incoming transfers of Matheus Cunha, Diego Leon, Bryan Mbeumo, Senne Lammens and Benjamin Sesko.
The appointment of Michael Carrick as interim manager also appears on the document. As well as Carrick there are transactions for his assistants Jonathan Woodgate and Steve Holland.
Former midfielder Christian Eriksen also appears on the document, marked as a ‘contract amendment.’ The Dane left United in the summer at the end of his contract.
United also made payments for deals that saw Marcus Rashford, Andre Onana and Rasmus Hojlund leave the club on loan.
It comes after United’s financial results released in February showed a £32.6 million operating profit for the first six months of the fiscal year. A turnaround compared to the £3.9 million loss 12 months earlier.
For City, the signings of Rayan Ait-Nouri, Marcus Bettinelli, Rayan Cherki, Sverre Nypan, Gianluigi Donarumma, James Trafford, Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi are included on the transaction document. As are the transfers away from the club for Manuel Akanji and Ilkay Gundogan.
Updated contracts for Rico Lewis, Nico O’Reilly and Ruben Dias are also included. Back in December, City reported a loss of £9.9 million in the 2024/25 season in their financial accounts.
Full Premier League agent fees:
AFC Bournemouth – £20,883,523
Arsenal – £32,149,359
Aston Villa – £38,444,289
Brentford – 12, 743,523
Brighton – £19,520,800
Burnley – £7,357,902
Chelsea – £65,102,247
Crystal Palace – £16,848,734
Everton – 9,990,374
Fulham £11,434,784
Leeds – £13,990,935
Liverpool – £33,881,544
Manchester United – £37,358,301
Manchester City – £31,777,462
Newcastle – £20,284,806
Nottingham Forest – £12,210,822
Sunderland – £10,627,772
Tottenham – £21,384,701
West Ham – £18,348,701
Wolves – £25,960,372
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