by Sean Whetstone
West Ham spent £13,880,365 in agent fees last season ranking them tenth in the Premier League in terms of spending on intermediate fees and bringing the total to over £125m over the past fifteen years. The Hammers fees were the second-highest total since details were published.
The Football Association has released figures of all payments made to intermediaries and agents by Premier League and English Football League sides.
The FA publish these payments and figures each season in line with FIFA’s Regulations on Working with Intermediaries.
Agents walked away with a staggering £409.5 million from the 20 Premier League clubs this season with Chelsea topping the table spending £75m.

In 2021/2022 West Hamn paid £12,030,438 in agent fees
In 2020/2021 West Ham Paid £9,689,567 in agent fees
In 2019/2020 West Ham paid £13,167,647 in agent fees
In 2018/2019 West Ham paid £14,414,845 in agent fees
In 2017/2018 West Ham paid £8,387,694 in agent fees
In 2016/2017 West Ham paid £9,486,397 in agent fees
In 2015/2016 West Ham paid £2,691,331 in agent fees
In 2014/2015 West Ham paid £7,049,001.18 in agent fees
In 2013/2014 West Ham paid £6,380,339 in agent fees
In 2012/2013 West Ham paid £4,169,134 in agent fees
In 2010/2011 West Ham paid £4,436,992 in agent fees
In 2009/2010 West Ham paid £3,419,089 in agent fees
In 2008/2009 West Ham paid £5,527,548 in agent fees
Total: £125,293,314
Before the FA did not publish 2009 agent fees.
In 2011/2012 West Ham were in the Championship where there was no requirement to declare agent fees at that time.