Chelsea spends more than 2,000 billion VND in 'brokerage fees' each year

Chelsea's ineffective player shopping - Photo: REUTERS

More precisely, it is the player's agent, also known as the intermediary, and the common colloquial name is "player agent".

Agents play a vital role in every transfer deal. They mostly receive a large commission from the team buying the player.

And no club in England spends more money on "player agents" than Chelsea. Specifically, according to FA statistics, Chelsea has spent up to 60 million pounds, or 80 million USD, equivalent to 2,000 billion VND on player agents, in just the past year (from February 2024).

The 20 Premier League clubs spent a total of £410m on player agents during this period. Following Chelsea were Man City - with £52m, then Man United (£33m), Aston Villa (£25m), Arsenal (£22m), Liverpool (£20m)...

Paying players' agents to sweeten the deal is understandable. But spending as much as Chelsea does is questionable.

Last season, they even spent £75 million on player agents.

Billionaire Todd Boehly's club have a reputation for being a spendthrift. In just three years under the American's ownership, Chelsea have spent more than £1 billion on players.

In the last two transfer windows this season, Chelsea have spent £237 million on players. This figure does not include the "commission" fee for the aforementioned player's agent.

Because of this, Chelsea's financial problems have been the subject of much scrutiny in recent times. The Stamford Bridge hierarchy have had to find ways to circumvent the law, including selling their own women's team to a subsidiary of billionaire Boehly's group.

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