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West Brom prepare rival bid for Everton target: Chelsea listening to offers
WEST BROM are set to rival Everton in a bid to sign Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.
Chelsea are willing to offload Branislav Ivanovic before Tuesday's transfer deadline
Express Sport understands Everton are pushing hard to land Ivanovic before Tuesday’s transfer deadline.
The Serbia international has lost his place in the Chelsea side and is free to leave the club.
But Sky Sports claim West Brom are also pondering a bid.
According to the report, the Baggies hope they can sign Ivanovic on a free transfer.
Ivanovic has struggled to get game time under Chelsea manager Antonio Conte (right)
Branislav Ivanovic scores Europa League final winner
Ivanovic, 32, has already had talks with Zenit St Petersburg over a possible move to Russia.
He came off the bench to score in yesterday’s 4-0 FA Cup win over Brentford, in what appears to be his last game for the club.
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