Revealed: The amount Doncaster Rovers have spent on agents fees

Rovers paid out £62,072 to agents and intermediaries in 12 transactions from February 1, 2019 to January 31, 2020.

The total is the 16th highest in League One, with Bolton Wanderers the lowest having paid nothing to agents in the same period.

The highest amount paid out was by Sunderland whose bill was £1,346,373 - almost £1m more than the next highest, Coventry City. A total of £3,921,805 was paid out by the 23 League One clubs, with almost 35 per cent coming from Sunderland.

Rovers’ transactions involving agent payments included new contracts for Ben Whiteman, Tom Anderson, Ian Lawlor, Lirak Hasani and James Coppinger, plus the signings of Devante Cole, Brad Halliday, Fejiri Okenabirhie, Madger Gomes, Reece James and Jon Taylor, and the loan deal for Ben Sheaf.

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