Premier League Transfers: 15 Most Successful January Signings
4. Branislav Ivanovic - Lokomotiv Moscow To Chelsea
Fee:£9 million, January 2008. Branislav Ivanovic has become one of the first names on the Chelsea team sheet no matter who the manager has been since his move to the club in January 2008. Whether operated at right back or centre back, Ivanovic can be trusted to never let Chelsea down, and in his six years at Chelsea, he has won the Premier League, FA Cup three times, Champions League and Europa League. He also scored a late winner against Benfica in the Europa League final and was also named man of the match. He can also chip in with a goal, and despite being a defender, he scored five league goals last season. Its not often you spend £9 million on an unknown player from the Russian league and get such a talismanic figure as Ivanovic has become at Chelsea during his six years: his status at the club makes his fee seem like a veritable bargain.
