Manchester City have paid out more money to agents in the past 12 months than any other top-flight club, according to figures released by the Premier League.
The champions handed over £10.5m to player representatives, while the lowest amount was £646,000 from newly-promoted Southampton.
The Premier League saw an overall increase of £6m as clubs paid £77m in fees between October 2011 and September 2012.
Liverpool were second behind City with £8.6m, while Queens Park Rangers forked out £6.8m.
Tottenham Hotspur paid £6.6m and Chelsea contributed £6.5m.
Meanwhile, Arsenal spent £5.5m compared to Manchester United's £3.6m.