Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic wants to leave
Stamford Bridge at the end of the season with Serie A his preferred
destination, according to his agent.
The Serbian international was signed from Lokomotiv Moscow for
£9 million in January 2008 during Avram Grant's tenure as
coach.
However, he failed to make an appearance for the Blues last
season, and featured just nine times in the Premier League in
2008/09 under, former boss, Luiz Felipe Scolari, while temporary
coach Guus Hiddink has yet to select him in any of his first four
matches in charge.
And the 25-year-old, who was linked with a move to Manchester
City during the winter transfer window, is now keen on a summer
switch to Fiorentina in order to gain more regular first-team
football, according to the the player's agent, Vlado Borozan.
“Branislav wants to leave Chelsea,” he said. “Fiorentina is his
first choice at the moment. The cost? Now less than £10
million.”