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title: "Sunderland: Report has club leading the way in terms of agent fees"
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published: "2020-06-26T08:20:36Z"
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# Sunderland: Report has club leading the way in terms of agent fees

**Sunderland are the League One club [who paid](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-league-ones-biggest-spenders-18483258) the most towards ‘agent fees’ between 2019 and 2020, a report has shown.**

With the 2019/2020 season curtailed and ended via a points-per-game system, the Black Cats will now look to build a squad capable of gaining promotion next season.

Boss Phil Parkinson will undoubtedly look to the summer transfer window to bring in a wholesome changes, but his exact transfer kitty is unknown.

Heading into the summer, a latest [report](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-league-ones-biggest-spenders-18483258) has now claimed that the Wearside club are the biggest spenders in the league when it come to paying player agents.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

[The report released by The Football Association](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-league-ones-biggest-spenders-18483258) earlier this week says Sunderland spent more than £1.3m on agents’ fees between February 1 2019 and January 31 2020.

One of those fees includes the agent of striker Will Grigg, [who arrived at the club in the winter transfer window of 2019 from Wigan Athletic.](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11695/11624579/will-grigg-joins-sunderland-from-wigan-in-record-league-one-transfer)

In [comparison](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-league-ones-biggest-spenders-18483258), newly promoted Championship side Coventry City spent just £353,632 – almost £1m less than the Wearsiders.

The Black Cats’ total also [exceeded](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-league-ones-biggest-spenders-18483258) the amounts paid by 11 Championship clubs, and was more than all 24 League Two clubs in the same period.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Wow. What a large amount to pay when you compare it to that of Coventry, who were excellent in gaining promotion. The report should if anything, provide Phil Parkinson with a real example of how developing a side is more important than simply signing players who have a name behind them.

Sunderland fans will look at this report in a negative fashion, having seen their side fail to gain promotion again…

***What do you think to that amount paid by Sunderland to agents? Let us know in the comments section below…***