A Ranocchia transfer to Zenit seems like a dream at the moment. The S:t Petersburg club is, according to TuttoMercatoWeb, after Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic – currently out of Chelsea’s starting eleven. The cost? Zero euro since Ivanovic only has five months left on his contract. Should this transfer go through, coach Mircea Lucescu has no need for Ranocchia.
Source: tuttomercatoweb.it