Mikel John Obi: denies plans to leave Chelsea
Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi says he will see out his contract with his club till 2017.
The Nigerian international, who is the second longest serving member
of the club said he has no intention of leaving Stamford Bridge.The 28-year-old Nigerian, now in Canada training with the team is on his tenth season.
Mikel had been linked with moves to United Arab Emirates club Al Ain and Turkish outfit Fenerbahce this summer, but coach Jose Mourinho thrashed all the speculations, insisting that the player was not for sale.
‘I want to stay and the manager wants me to stay,’ Obi told the club website. ‘I’ve got two years here and I’m happy.
‘I like to be somewhere where I have developed friends and family. It’s like my family here and every day I come to work it is like coming in to see my family.
‘I know all the players and all the staff so it’s going to be a hard place to leave when my contract runs out but let’s see what happens. I want to see out my two years.’
Mikel played the first half of Chelsea’s friendly against New York Red Bulls on Thursday, when goals from Loic Remy and Eden Hazard could not prevent them slipping to a 4-2 defeat.
‘Overall it was a pretty good warm-up game but not the result we hoped for,’ he added.
‘We are here to work hard, and we are here to train hard leading to the Community Shield and to the league. I think we’re on the right course.
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