Chelsea and Liverpool paid £9.2 million and £9 million respectively, some £3 million more than the third biggest spender, Manchester City.
The figures represent a slight decrease to champions Chelsea, but a £2.4-million rise to Liverpool
Manchester City more than halved their spending while Manchester United increased theirs by £800,000 to £2.3 million.
Blackpool, which imposed strict spending limits after being promoted, were bottom of the charts having paid just £45,000.
A total 742 transaction took place in the second year the Premier League released its clubs’ spend on agents’ fees compared to 792 one year earlier.
