Premier League transfer changes that will save Liverpool millions on the market

New plans focused on paying agent fees could be put in place to save Liverpool's millions in the transfer market.

The 20 shareholders of the Premier League are scheduled to meet on Friday to discuss new regulations to significantly reduce the huge amounts of money given to player representatives during the summer / winter transfer periods.

The plans will apparently end the double representation, which means that a sales agent and a buying club can no longer pay an agent when they negotiate a move.

At the present time, there are no limits or ceilings for work undertaken by an agent in connection with a transfer or a contract negotiation, but a report The Telegraph indicates that the new proposals will aim to significantly reduce the amounts paid by top clubs. .

More than any club in the Premier League, Liverpool will benefit the most today, having beaten more than anyone in England last year.

The previous list of agent fees – published 12 months ago – revealed that £ 211 million had been paid out by the Premier League teams between February 2017 and January 2018.

Liverpool represents more than 10%, the Reds having distributed more than 25 million pounds sterling to agents during a significant transfer period.

From February 2017 to January 2018, the Reds broke their previous transfer record of £ 35 million – paid for Andy Carroll in 2011 – three times with movements by Mohamed Salah, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Virgil van Dijk.

Andy Robertson and Dominic Solanke were also brought to the club during this period, for a total of £ 26.8 in agent fees.

It is unclear whether Naby Keita's signing agreement in August 2017 before the move of July 2018 is included in this figure, but it is likely that the fees were paid after the Guinean international finalized its transfer of 52 million pounds to Merseyside.

This represents a sharp increase from the £ 13.8 million paid in 2017 when Gini Wijnaldum, Sadio Mané, Loris Karius, Ragnar Klavan and Joel Matip joined the club.

Chelsea was second on the most recent list with £ 25.1m spent, while Manchester City paid £ 23.5m to Manchester United for £ 18m. Watford (£ 13.4 million), Everton (£ 12.1 million) and Arsenal (£ 10.6 million) are among the top seven.

The next set of figures is expected to be released soon and the sum is expected to well exceed the £ 200 million mark for Premier League clubs.

The Reds should again occupy a prominent place after the biggest spending spree in their history last summer has brought in about 170 million pounds to the signing of Fabinho, Alisson, Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri.

World governing body Fifa is working with the Premier League to establish a framework governing the regulation of agent transfers and payments.

It is also expected that the officers affected by the proposed amendments will revert to a review system that will come into effect early next season.

Elsewhere in the Friday agenda, the clubs agree not to play lucrative friendly matches abroad during the winter holidays, when it will be presented next year.

The mid-season break – a concept Jurgen Klopp has always defended – will be split in two with 10 teams in action over two separate weekends.

"You have too many matches, that's certain," said Klopp on his arrival in English football in December 2015. "You do not have a break, too many tournaments, I think everyone. know that it's not like that [to be successful]. "