Chelsea complete Ivanovic signing

Chelsea completed the signing of Serbia defender Branislav Ivanovic from Lokomotiv Moscow on a three-and-a-half year deal, the club said on Wednesday.

The 23-year-old, capped nine times, is a versatile defender whose displays for club and country over the last two years have attracted interest from some of Europe's top clubs.

He has been outstanding in his time in Moscow and featured in the later stages of Serbia's unsuccessful qualifying campaign for Euro 2008.

Ivanovic, playing as an over-age player, also captained the Serbia side that finished runners-up to Netherlands in last year's European under-21 championship.

"It is the dream of every footballer to want to move on and improve yourself and the ultimate is to play for such a big team as this," he told Chelsea's Web site .

He becomes Chelsea's second major signing in the transfer window following the arrival of Nicolas Anelka from Bolton Wanderers last week for 15 million pounds.