Between 1st February 2020 and 1st February 2021, Championship club's spent a hefty £41m on agent fees - although this was £8m less than the previous year, due to the global Covid pandemic seeing a number of top tier clubs tightening their belts amidst the ongoing financial uncertainty.
Here's a look (via the Price of Football) at how Middlesbrough' s agent and intermediary fee spend ranks alongside all of their Championship rivals:
9. 9th - Huddersfield Town
Estimated agent fee spend: £1.8m. Most expensive season signing: Pipa from Espanyol (£600k). Photo: Charlotte Tattersall
10. 10th - Cardiff City
Estimated agent fee spend: £1.6m. Most expensive season signing: Kieffer Moore from Wigan Athletic (£2m). Photo: George Wood
11. 11th - Bristol City
Estimated agent fee spend: £1.5m. Most expensive season signing: Joe Williams from Wigan Athletic (£1.2m). Photo: Stu Forster
12. 12th - Middlesbrough
Estimated agent fee spend: £1.4m. Most expensive season signing: Chuba Akpom from PAOK Salonika (£2.75m). Photo: Jacques Feeney