IVANOVIC TO BE REWARDED WITH NEW 4-YRS CONTRACT Chelsea are to open talks today over a new 4yrs contract for Branislav Ivanovic. The combative defender,who turned 30 last month,has 2yrs left to run on his current deal but Chelsea are willing to offer improved terms on his £120,000 a week salary. PSG&Real Madrid have both shown interest in Ivanovic but he is keen to extend his stay at Stamford Bridge where he has become a trusted figure for manager Jose Mourinho. The Serbia intnl is viewed as 1 of the senior figures in the dressing room&is key to helping bring on the new influx of younger players that Mourinho intends to blood&develop over coming seasons. Chelsea are willing to offer John Terry&Frank Lampard new 1year deals&will discuss putting Ivanovic in the same wage bracket. Speaking last week,prior to playing for Serbia vs Republic of Ireland,Ivanovi c underlined how he is settled with life in London. He said: I can say this is the happiest I have been at Chelsea because,at the moment,the team is doing well&things are going right for us. Ivanovic,who counts world #2 tennis star Novak Djokovic among his friends,added: We have improved as a team since the beginning of the season, it looks like we are a very strong team but we have the potential to make&build an amazing team.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:43:47 +0000
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