Arsenal coughed up big to agents to sign David Luiz from Chelsea, it has been revealed.

Arsenal reportedly shelled out £24million for David Luiz, including a staggering £6million fee paid to intermediaries, as the defender looks set to leave The Gunners after just one season, it has been claimed.

The Gunners signed the Brazilian defender for a reported £8million fee.

However, the Athletic reports that the actual figure paid for Luiz's one season at the Premier League club amounts to a far more sizeable figure.

Arsenal paid the initial £8million fee to Chelsea, and then a further £6million to 'fixers' who did the work necessary to bring the deal together.

On top of that, the club have paid Luiz £10million in wages over the course of the season, meaning that the total spent on the 33-year-old amounts to £24million.