Chelsea

Date of birth: 1984/2/22

Place of birth: Srym Ska Mitrovica

Nationality: Serbia

Height:188cm

Weight: 84 kg

Position on the court: defender

Jersey number: 2

Transfer fee: 6.5438+0.2 million euros.

Growing background

Ivanovich grew up smoothly. As a teenager, he played for two teams in his hometown-FK Smederevo and Raymond Kakak.

In the 2002-03 season, the young man who was born in Mitrovica played three league games for his hometown team.

Soon after, his steady performance in the first team attracted the attention of a bigger club-OFK.

OFK· Baird

With the arrival of Ivanovic, OFK Belgrade has once again become a competitive team at home and abroad (OFK Belgrade, blue and white corps, has been regarded as the third largest club in Belgrade for many years, and its fame and achievements are not as good as Red Star and city guerrillas). OFK was once brilliant in the sixties and seventies, but it never recovered. However, with Ivanovich's joining, they can finally set foot in Europe again.

Despite the unsuccessful experience of the previous two international Toto Cups, with the personal growth of the team and Ivanovic, OFK successfully entered the UEFA Cup twice in a row. In the domestic arena, Ivanovic plays an increasingly important role in the team. Although they can't win the first championship in the new Serbia-Montenegro League, they have regained the long-lost dignity of the club.

What is more gratifying is that the famous OFK star production line has also been revived. Ivanovic may not be the product of their youth training, but obviously Ivanovic gained more confidence in this team and developed step by step.

Of course, in the end Ivanovic unexpectedly chose to develop in a wider place.

Moscow locomotive and international recognition

Ivanovic and another young OFK player went to the Moscow locomotive. At that time, the coach of the locomotive, Muslim, praised the player he signed as "the best young defender in Europe", and this is where he really became famous.

Although not widely recognized internationally, Ivanovic often made headlines in Serbia. He not only represented Serbia and Montenegro in the 2006 European Championship 2 1 below, but also served as the captain. He left a deep impression at the 2006 European Cup in Portugal, but a year later, at the 2007 European Cup in the Netherlands, he led the team to the finals and successfully qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games. Now, he has grown into a full-fledged international, making nine appearances for the national team and scoring 1 goal.

Back to the club, in Ivanovich's first season, Moscow Locomotive finally won the third place in the league. Although 2007 was only the middle of the league, it was still a successful season.

First of all, the locomotive reached the final in the Russian Cup and finally won the championship-their first championship since the 2005 Super Cup. Ivanovic played all the cups on behalf of the team (1/4 Final 4- 1 Dynamo Moscow; Semifinal 5- 1 Sparta Moscow; Scot O 'Connor beat FK in injury time in the final.

This also means that the locomotive will return to Europe and qualify for the UEFA Cup. However, their grades are not good. After easily defeating Jutland in the first qualifying round and advancing to the group stage, the locomotive only scored 2 points at the bottom of Group B of the UEFA Cup. Ivanovic scored a goal in the away 1- 1 draw with Aberdeen.

Transfer to Chelsea?

Finally, Ivanovic's reliable and stable overall performance has attracted the attention of western European giants, and Juventus, Manchester United and other clubs have shown great interest in him.

Chelsea will get him in the end. According to British media reports, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will eventually pay 654.38+02 million euros for his transfer. Such a high transfer fee may be a bit surprising, but such a price is normal in the Premier League. Ivanovic's original contract will be 20 1 1. Therefore, this transfer fee is understandable, although it is still a big sum.

There is no doubt that a high-priced transfer will be a great pressure for Ivanovic-if he doesn't succeed as soon as possible, the fans may be dissatisfied with him. However, he has not failed. If the transaction goes according to schedule, he will be confident of success in London.