Preston North End's £1.8m agent fee spend compared to Derby County, Wrexham and rest of Championship

PNE had a busy summer transfer window

The Football Association has published the agent fee spend of every Championship club, between February 2025 and 2026.

Preston North End paid out £1.8million to agents - just below half-way when compared to the rest of the second tier. In total, the 24 Championship clubs spent £69m while the Premier League splashed a record £460m - with Chelsea accounting for £65m of that. In the Championship, Ipswich Town led the way with £11.7m.

During the relevant period, PNE signed Jordan Thompson, Daniel Iversen, Pol Valentin, Michael Smith, Odel Offiah, Thierry Small, Andrija Vukcevic, Jamal Lewis, Callum Lang and Andrew Moran on permanent deals. The Lilywhites also loaned in Harrison Armstrong, Alfie Devine, Lewis Dobbin, Daniel Jebbison and Milos Lukovic.

Also included on the document are registrations of coach Jason Euell and youngsters Theo Carroll, Kaedyn Kamara, Kacper Pasiek, Li-Bau Stowell, along with scholarship applications for Nathan Snowball and Olly Tonkin. Updated contracts for Robbie Brady, Ali McCann and Brad Potts are also listed.

Championship agent fee spend 25/26

  • Birmingham City £1.9m
  • Blackburn Rovers £676k
  • Bristol City £2.7m
  • Charlton Athletic £904k
  • Coventry City £1.4m
  • Derby County £1.4m
  • Hull City £2.4m
  • Ipswich Town £11.7m
  • Leicester City £5.8m
  • Middlesbrough £2.9m
  • Millwall £1.9m
  • Norwich City £4.0m
  • Oxford United £1.2m
  • Portsmouth £830k
  • Preston North End £1.8m
  • QPR £1.8m
  • Sheffield United £5.0m
  • Sheffield Wednesday £534k
  • Southampton £8.3m
  • Stoke City £2.0m
  • Swansea City £3.0m
  • Watford £1.6m
  • West Brom £1.3m
  • Wrexham £3.6m
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