Premier League clubs may have avoided paying £250million in tax over a three-year period by using dual representation contracts to pay agents, according to a report.
Agents and clubs were estimated to have saved £81m in 2019, £91m in 2020 and £81m in 2021 through the practice, a BBC Newsnight report said.
According to Tax Policy Associates, who estimated the figures, dual representation allows clubs and agents to avoid employment taxes and VAT on the large commissions paid to football agents in transfers and contracts.
It sees an agent receive payments for acting for both the club and player in the deal, rather than solely from the player they represent.