The big numbers associated with Everton this week featured in the club’s accounts but another figure was also indicative of the change sweeping through the Blues.

On Wednesday, the Football Association released the payments made by Premier League clubs to agents across the past year - essentially the money spent around deals that took place in the most recent summer and January transfer windows, plus that used on other issues like contract renewals.

For Everton, the total was just shy of £10m. Of all the clubs in the top flight this season, only Burnley spent less. By comparison Chelsea, who David Moyes’ side swatted away so dismissively before the international break, spent £65m (a figure they partly attribute to having sold a record number of players in the relevant time period).

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While the Premier League’s combined total grew by £51m, to £460m, Everton’s stayed similar, rising around £800,000. Of last season’s Premier League clubs, only newly-promoted...