Hello everyone!
I m from Serbia, football lunatic and I can tell you few thgs about Ivanovic.
First of all, I am not Juventus fan, hope it's not gonna be such a problem. Consider me as a neutral consultant ...(Damn, I m starting to speak nebuloses)...:sick:
Anyway, if you get Bane Ivanovic for that 3.5 mils that is rumoured, it might be one of best buys this summer in Europe. Here in Serbia there are only 2 kind of football fans: Red Star fans and Partizan fans. No others. And yes, we like to hail playes that used to played for "our" side. But Ivanovic is different case- he belongs to neather side so you really should consider this as a objective comment.
It is very very hard, almost imposibole for a young player to get attention from foreign club, go outthere, make name and earn money as a young player if he doesn't play in 2 bigest clubs. If you play good and papers start talkin about you in Serbia, next step is Red Star or Partizan where you take some trophys, play in Europen cups and that get sold. Ivanovic didn't go trough step 2 but went straight to Russia (where is big money in game, believe me. I guarantee Russans could buy a lot of stars if these would like to go in "poor" Russia and play weak league in winter conditions most of the year. Maniche is example-he took great amount of money from Dinamo - which is not even in top 3 in Russia and than 4 months later begged and screamed for western Europe clubs to buy him and get him away from Russia). Who knows, if he went in "big 2" he would probably by now be in western Europe.
Ivanovic is great athlete, very strong, brave, great header, by my optinion very good technique for defender and most of all inteligent. Comparing him to Mirkovic is ridicules! He is Maradona him self for Mirkovic

Also, very influent player, being capitain whereever he played: OFK Belgarde, Locomotive and last 2 years U21 NT of Serbia. All that by year of 23!
He started as righ back but last years established himself as a central defender. (something like Puyol earlier in his career). CB is, by my optinion, one of the vital parts in team so "promotion" to CB from RB is something like a step forward. Anyway, he can play both positions but as a CB he impresses me!
There was agreement in Serbian NT between coach Javier Clemente and U21 coach that Ivanovic stay in U21 for few more months till past European Championship and now he will become regular member of NT. Ironical, he will be transformed back to old position of RB cause it is long time problem for our NT and there isn't good enough player for RB so Ivanovic will step up. Future is reserved for Vidic-Ivanovic tandem as CB, thats for sure though.
Don't know what else to say, if you wanna know more, ask.
Remember my words, you are not gona regret if you purchase this guy for cheap as 3.5 mils!
Regards from Belgrade!