Player agents in German football exceeded 100 million euros during 2013-14 season, Der Spiegel reported.

This was the first time in Bundesliga history that agents had made such a sum, beating reported record four years ago, when agents received some 70 million euros.

The DFL has been critical of fees paid to player agents in the past, while Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has described the current situation as "absurd," calling for players, rather than clubs, to pay agents.

In comparison to Premier League clubs who paid a sum 145 million euros (£113million) to agents from October 2013 to September 2014, according to figures recently released by the league revealed.

Three teams paid more than one third of the sum, the teams were Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool.