Manchester City, Manchester United and Aston Villa round out the top four spenders for the period including the last two transfer windows.

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Enzo Maresca has named his Chelsea side to face Ipswich Town in the Premier League. Chelsea are looking to bounce back from their 2-0 defeat to Ipswich in the reverse fixture earlier this season. They come up against Kieran McKenna’s side who are staring at the prospecting of returning to the Championship after one season.