FA figures reveal Sunderland to be second biggest spenders on agent fees in Championship

Only Aston Villa spent more on agent fees than the Black Cats

The Black Cats paid out £4,370,897 to registered intermediaries during that time.

Steve Bruce's Villa paid out £5,510,180, with Ipswich Town the league's lowest spenders. They paid out just £241,969.

How Sunderland's agent spending compares to some of their Championship rivals

Sunderland spent just over £1 million in the summer transfer window, despite the sale of Jordan Pickford to Everton.

Only six Championship clubs were estimated to have spent less.

Sunderland have, however, experienced another year of extraordinarily high turnover when it comes to players.

Since the end of last season they have completed 15 incoming deals, a variety of loans, free transfers and low-cost permanent additions. There have also been 15 outgoing deals completed in that time, including a raft of loans.

They are set for another busy summer with Chris Coleman that the squad will need 'regenerating', no matter what division the Black Cats find themselves in.

The full figures released by the FA can be seen here.