By Daily Sports on December 10, 2016
Super Eagles forward Odion Ighalo has urged English Premier League club Watford to make a move for Chelsea midfielder Mikel John Obi.
Mikel has yet to make a competitive appearance for Chelsea this season under Italian manager Antonio Conte.
The midfielder’s Chelsea contract expires next summer but the Nigeria midfielder could leave Stamford Bridge in January for a small fee.
Olympique Marseille, Besiktas and Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG, managed by Mikel’s ex-Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas, are among clubs reportedly interested in securing the services of the Super Eagles captain.
But Ighalo, currently in the books of Watford, says he will be delighted to have Mikel join him at Vicarage Road.
“I would like it if Mikel joined me at Watford.
“He is my captain at the national team. Apart from that he is a very good player, very talented.
“There is no team in the Premier League that will not want to have such a player.
“I am happy I have played with him so I will be very happy to have him in my team,” Ighalo told the Mirror.
Mikel has made over 240 league appearances for Chelsea since he joined the Blues in 2006. (supersport.com)
•Photo shows John Obi Mikel
Source Daily Sports
Posted December 10, 2016
You may also like...
Iheanacho in Man City's pre-season squad
Kano Pillars coach worries over Lokosa's suspension
Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan Plan Charity...
Chelsea Opt Against Boga Buy-Back Clause
Bet9ja partners 2018 Lagos SWAN Cup
W’Cup: Saudi coach denies Rolls Royce gifts for...
Guinness World Record: 16 hours in, Nigerian Onakoya remains unbeaten in chess marathon
Juventus ordered to pay Ronaldo €9.7m unpaid salaries
Who Goes Through?
Aruna exits 2024 ITTF World Cup
NPFL: Rangers secure top spot with nail-biting Oriental derby victory
Zero to hero: Grandma, coach relive Boniface humble beginnings
Troost-Ekong donates Eagles allowances to Akwa Ibom kids
Lawal: Youngster using football to fight poverty
Boxing: Successful title defence thrills Ajagba
CAF, Oliseh laud Boniface after league win
Awoniyi close to return, says Nuno
I will make Eagles champions again – Amuneke
Most Read
Rangers International going, going . . . (53,576 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (44,571 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (42,717 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (42,396 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (42,166 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (42,054 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (41,945 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (41,410 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (40,455 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (39,441 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (37,812 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (37,379 views)