How much Preston North End spent on agent fees as Championship clubs splash £63m and Leeds United lead the way

Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Preston North End ranked 20th for agent fees spent by Championship clubs, between February 2024 and February 2025. Championship clubs racked up a total spend of £63million, with Leeds United responsible for a whopping £18.

8m of that. The Elland Road club are followed by relegated duo Burnley and Sheffield United, with the other side to come down in 2023/24 - Luton Town - in seventh. Advertisement Advertisement North End spent £935k on the fees, with Sheffield Wednesday below them along with promoted trio Derby County, Portsmouth and Oxford United.



The latter spent £572k with a major jump between the top and bottom of the list. If the Championship outlay raises eyebrow, though, Premier League clubs spent £409m - with Chelsea splashing just £3m fewer than the entire of the Championship. As for PNE, they recruited Jeppe Okkels, Stefan Thordarson and Lewis Gibson for transfer fees across the date range.

Those three cost in excess of £4m if the reported fees are accurate. North End also secured loan moves for Sam Greenwood, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Josh Bowler, Ryan Porteous and Jayden Meghoma. New contracts were signed by Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay and Andrew Hughes.

Leeds United £18,836,447 Burnley £5,305,608 Sheffield United £4,442,940 Hull City £3,179,361 Norwich City £2,635,111 Middlesbrough £2,507,136 Luton Town £2,424,713 West Brom £2,408,415 Cardiff City £2,383,264 Sunderland £2,170,045 Watford £2,096,862 Stoke City £1,855,865 Swansea City £1,703,989 Coventry City £1,554,751 Queens Park Rangers £1,361,727 Bristol City £1,305,087 Blackburn Rovers £1,158,151 Millwall £1,134,605 Plymouth Argyle £1,009,797 Preston North End £953,802 Sheffield Wednesday £797,697 Derby County £707,077 Portsmouth £696,189 Oxford United £572,808 Your next PNE read : Preston North End are at a crux point and must nail this summer to give Paul Heckingbottom any chance.