Branislav Ivanovic
Serbian full-back Branislav Ivanovic has enjoyed a successful eight years at Chelsea but has struggled for form this campaign. Even though he signed a new one year extension deal in January, still then his Stamford Bridge future will be in the hands of the next Blues boss. It also might be for the fact that Ivanovic would go for free at the end of this summer and by handing him an extension, Chelsea can actually make a profit if they decide to sell him in the summer. He seems to start almost all the matches under Hiddink. But with the Dutchman only being in charge on an interim basis, it’s hard to tell what the future holds for Ivanovic.
His performances have improved under Hiddink, but still the Serbian looks like a player who is way past his prime. The Ivanovic we all remember was one who used to tear down the right flank in attack and was very solid as a defender too. This season we hardly got to see that from him. While he has looked slow in attack, he looked very weak in defence with young wingers making him look even more slower. Only time will tell Chelsea actually sell him but they do realise that given his performances this season, the coming transfer market will be the right time to cash in on the experienced right back.