LONDON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has signed a contract extension with the London's side through to 2016.

The 26-year-old Serbia international joined the London club in January 2008 for a reported four million pounds.

After agreeing to the five and half year deal, Ivanovic said Thursday: "My first vision was always to stay with Chelsea, there were not a lot of problems because I wanted to stay."

Ivanovic has won two FA Cups and a Premier League title with Chelsea.