We may see this Nigerian midfielder wearing another football jersey colour instead of blue.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho hinted that John Obi Mikel could be on his way out of the English football club.
There have been reports for months that Mikel will be exiting the club, but with the arrival of Didier Drogba, the heat is on.
The
team currently has too many foreign players under the Premier League
and Champions League rules relating to the home-grown quota. Clubs can
only name 17 foreign players over the age of 21 in their official 25-man
squads.
Chelsea currently has 18 foreign players.
The
UK’s Telegraph reports that Mourinho has decided that either Fernando
Torres, Peter Cech or Mikel will be asked to leave the club this summer.
“From
the group you are expecting us to have as a squad, I have to send one
away because we have one extra foreign player. So from all these
players, if you think all of them have to stay, you are wrong. One of
them has to go.” Mourinho said.
The exit reports comes after
African Football says Mikel is desperate to become a UK citizen. He will
be awarded his British passport by October, and one of the many
considerations is to be at Chelsea FC for the time being.
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