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Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, has urged Mikel
Obi to leave the Premier League club for
Olympique Marseille following his continued
struggles at the West London side this
season.
Also a former Nigeria international, Henry
Nwosu, advised the Chelsea midfielder to take
the bold step and head for the French club in
the January transfer window.
Mikel has yet to play any game for Chelsea
under new manager, Antonio Conte, despite
his good form at the Rio 2016 Olympics,
where he won a bronze medal, and for the
Super Eagles under German coach, Gernot
Rohr, who has stuck to his captain.
Former Italy manager Conte has preferred the
duo Frenchman N’Golo Kante and Serbian
Nemanja Matic in the defensive midfield while
Mikel has yet to be named on the bench since
the start of the season.
After an uneventful half season that has seen
Mikel ignored at Chelsea, the Nigerian will
have the chance for a move in the January
transfer window – with his contract expiring
at the end of the season – away from the
London club.
The 29-year-old has choices aplenty in Europe
as Manchester United, Marseille, Inter Milan
and other clubs want him while clubs in China
also want his services.
Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua
are reported to have offered him a £170,000-
a-week deal while Marseille, who are currently
struggling in the Ligue 1, would like to have
him for £70,000 a week.
Former Nigeria international Nwosu and
Drogba, Mikel’s former teammate at Chelsea,
have advised the Nigeria captain to leave the
Blues and consider the offer tabled by the
French club.
Drogba believes a move to France will help
Mikel stay close to his family as opposed to a
move to China.
“Mikel will find relevance at Marseille. I told
him how well I was treated during my time
there and above all it will help him stay close
to his family,” Drogba was quoted as saying
by RAC1.
“Marseille are not doing badly this season and
Mikel’s experience will come in handy in
helping them finish the season on a high.”
[color =pink]OUR UNRELIABLE APROKO[/color] reports a family
friend of Mikel told him that he has advised
Mikel to leave Chelsea but instead go to
China, claiming the Chinese League is tougher
than the French league. He also went on to
say "What kind of Igbo boy is he that wouldn't
go to where the money is, nna men biko follow
the ego."
