Liverpool's huge hidden spending compared to Man City, Man Utd and other rivals

Liverpool have a great reputation for selling players, reportedly raising just shy of £200million for Philippe Coutinho, Dominic Solanke, Rhian Brewster and Jordan Ibe.

The Reds have also snapped up some bargains in recent years - most notably Andy Robertson, who was effectively a swap transfer with Hull for Kevin Stewart. Remember him?

When it comes to agent fees, though, they're happy to splash the cash. According to Off The Pitch, Liverpool have spent £118.7m on intermediaries between 2017 and 2020.

That's the second highest amount in Europe, with only German outfit Borussia Dortmund spending more - £140m.

During that time, Liverpool have signed Mohamed Salah, Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Naby Keita, Fabinho, Alisson, Diogo Jota, Thiago and many more.

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The Reds' business has undoubtedly paid off - winning the Premier League and Champions League - and the same could be said about Dortmund.

The German side's transfers during the same time frame include Erling Haaland, Jadon Sancho, Thorgan Hazard, Mats Hummels, Jude Bellingham and Donyell Malen.

Dortmund have also enjoyed success in recent years, lifting the DFB-Pokal last term and have a chance of winning the Bundesliga title this season - albeit slim.

In comparison, Juventus (£112m), Chelsea (£110m) and Manchester City (£103.3m) have all spent less on agents than Dortmund and Liverpool.

Surprisingly, Manchester United have splashed out just £93m on intermediaries between 2017 and 2020 - a relatively low amount when compared to their rivals.

The Reds Devils are believed to have by far the biggest wage bill in the Premier League and spent more than £1billion on transfer fees since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement in 2013.

Some other surprising figures include Roma's £75m, Tottenham's £45m and Schalke's £50m. All three clubs failed to win silverware between 2017 and 2020, with the latter suffering relegation last term.

English clubs are spending more on agent fees each year. In 2017, £204m was spent by Premier League sides on intermediaries - but that figure rose to £258.6m three years later.

On the continent, meanwhile, figures have dropped. Serie A's collective total for 2019 was £159.6m - but that figure fell to £117.8m the following year.

The report has emerged just a month after Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp questioned Man Utd's spending in the transfer market.

"United are United, they won't stop investing until it works out at some point," said the German in October.

Klopp has also previously remarked: "We cannot spend money we don't have. We cannot. Maybe others can, but we can't.

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"We all know the situation of Chelsea, City and PSG, but what United are doing, I don't know exactly how they do it. We have our own way to do it.

"We are allowed to spend money we earn, and that's what we always did... That's our situation and it's not about me being surprised.

"I am never surprised about the financial power of Chelsea or City or United. I've been here long enough to know that they always find a solution to do these things."