Steaknchips 1 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 20 hours ago, Unionjack said: [...] Our only option is let his contract run down. But I wouldn't put it past us to then offer him another 4 years! Exactly, because we realised we would lose him on a free if we didn't extend him. He will still be in London aged 70, smart man! MefiX19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,532 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 On 03/08/2016 at 10:14 AM, Steaknchips said: Exactly, because we realised we would lose him on a free if we didn't extend him. He will still be in London aged 70, smart man! But why cant he partner up with our Ivan and take one for the team! But he really isn't a daft guy His wage bill is too high to sell him Mikel John Obi: I’m definitely staying at Chelsea this summerhttp://www.squawka.com/news/mikel-john-obi-im-definitely-staying-at-chelsea-this-summer/738882#T4iPYI14tx1YqiWG.99 wilander 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky 739 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I have a feeling Mikel is going to retire here. Poor guy was a highly promising attacking minded midfielder who got converted into ultra boring ball holding midfielder by Jose.    Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,532 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 3 hours ago, Parky said: I have a feeling Mikel is going to retire here. Poor guy was a highly promising attacking minded midfielder who got converted into ultra boring ball holding midfielder by Jose.    I do feel he was under the wron manager but the damage is done now and hes got into some bad ways. Hes among a few thats stopping us from going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilander 35 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 12 hours ago, Parky said: I have a feeling Mikel is going to retire here. Poor guy was a highly promising attacking minded midfielder who got converted into ultra boring ball holding midfielder by Jose.    Retirement? OK, Mikel Obi should declare retire in 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilander 35 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 If Mikel is good enough, why Chelsea buy Kante? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4 1,521 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 The legend is on twitter. https://twitter.com/mikel_john_obi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,532 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Turning and leaving 2 players for dead on sunday V Sweden - Nigeria won 1-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,727 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 7 hours ago, Unionjack said: Turning and leaving 2 players for dead on sunday V Sweden - Nigeria won 1-0 That's him done for the season now. quickpassnmove and Unionjack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea_firstlove 178 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 On 4/8/2016 at 1:55 PM, wilander said: If Mikel is good enough, why Chelsea buy Kante? Chelsea don't buy Pogba, because we have Mikel CHOULO19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beepu 1,714 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 That name change, it's a good omen. Mikel will outshine Pogba, win PFA player of the year and forever cement his place as a Chelsea and PL legend. You heard it here first folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilander 35 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 On 2016年8月9日 at 1:15 PM, Chelsea_firstlove said: Chelsea don't buy Pogba, because we have Mikel Because we have Kante, Matic, Fabregas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Doonican 4,187 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Mikel is like the final guest at a party doesn't matter how many hints you give them they just won't leave. When he retires he will probably get a job when the refurbishment of the Bridge starts as a water carrier. TheIceMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,532 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 22 minutes ago, Iggy Doonican said: Mikel is like the final guest at a party doesn't matter how many hints you give them they just won't leave. When he retires he will probably get a job when the refurbishment of the Bridge starts as a water carrier. Nah. He'll be the old chap sweeping thru the stands then putting up the chains in the parking lot. (On the same wages hes on now tho) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,532 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Now I don't want to keep him but you've gotta be fuckin joking! Turkish giants offer £2.58m for Chelsea veteran who has played 378 games for club http://www.turkish-football.com/turkish-giants-besiktas-offer-2-58m-for-chelsea-veteran-mikel-who-has-played-378-games-for-club/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Unionjack said: Now I don't want to keep him but you've gotta be fuckin joking! Turkish giants offer £2.58m for Chelsea veteran who has played 378 games for club http://www.turkish-football.com/turkish-giants-besiktas-offer-2-58m-for-chelsea-veteran-mikel-who-has-played-378-games-for-club/ So you would demand more? Mikel only has a year left on his contract at the club and not to mention he's on big wages, which I'm pretty sure is a stumbling block for most clubs interested in his services so the transfer fee will need to be pretty small for anyone to pull the trigger on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,532 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 28 minutes ago, Jype said: So you would demand more? Mikel only has a year left on his contract at the club and not to mention he's on big wages, which I'm pretty sure is a stumbling block for most clubs interested in his services so the transfer fee will need to be pretty small for anyone to pull the trigger on it. Thats 2 good points. So we either take a ridiculously low bid.  Tell Mikel hes not going to get time and advise him to take a wage cut, Let his contract run out and get a freebie and let him train with the youth. Or we renew his contrtract for 4 years and we guarantee him a starting place, hmmmm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Colored Sky 1,807 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Jype said: So you would demand more? Mikel only has a year left on his contract at the club and not to mention he's on big wages, which I'm pretty sure is a stumbling block for most clubs interested in his services so the transfer fee will need to be pretty small for anyone to pull the trigger on it. Ashley Williams cost 11m£ and he's 32. Big wages ? He signed his contract in 2012, during those 4 years wages went up massively. If this offer is real they're having a laugh. Mikel is 29, not 35. Any Premier League team would pay 12-15m£. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Blue Colored Sky said: Ashley Williams cost 11m£ and he's 32. Big wages ? He signed his contract in 2012, during those 4 years wages went up massively. If this offer is real they're having a laugh. Mikel is 29, not 35. Ashley Williams, who just turned 31 and not 32 by the way, cost £11M cause he was a club captain at Swansea and they didn't want to sell him to begin with, let alone sell to a team within the same league. You can't compare that to a situation where we have Mikel, a player Conte probably doesn't want to keep and who we struggle to find potential suitors for. Also like I said, only one year left on the contract which ALWAYS affects the transfer fee. Mikel is on big wages as far as a club in Turkey are concerned. Maybe not big wages for a PL club, all of whom have money coming in by the truck load after new TV deals and all that, but still too high for most clubs in the world. If I'm not mistaken Mikel is on around £90K a week and that's a figure not many clubs can afford. If Conte doesn't see use for Mikel, it's better to take the offer that's available and move on rather than keep the player just for the sake of it and then lose him on a free next year. It actually makes a big impact whether the club get a £2.6M fee now and save £4.6M on the wages or just hold onto him and keep paying the £4.6M salary while getting very little in return if he's not playing. In fact the difference is over £11M, enough to pay the yearly expenses for a pretty good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Colored Sky 1,807 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Jype said: Ashley Williams, who just turned 31 and not 32 by the way, cost £11M cause he was a club captain at Swansea and they didn't want to sell him to begin with, let alone sell to a team within the same league. You can't compare that to a situation where we have Mikel, a player Conte probably doesn't want to keep and who we struggle to find potential suitors for. Also like I said, only one year left on the contract which ALWAYS affects the transfer fee. Mikel is on big wages as far as a club in Turkey are concerned. Maybe not big wages for a PL club, all of whom have money coming in by the truck load after new TV deals and all that, but still too high for most clubs in the world. If I'm not mistaken Mikel is on around £90K a week and that's a figure not many clubs can afford. If Conte doesn't see use for Mikel, it's better to take the offer that's available and move on rather than keep the player just for the sake of it and then lose him on a free next year. It actually makes a big impact whether the club get a £2.6M fee now and save £4.6M on the wages or just hold onto him and keep paying the £4.6M salary while getting very little in return if he's not playing. In fact the difference is over £11M, enough to pay the yearly expenses for a pretty good player. I understand what you're saying but Mikel isn't player like Torres that Chelsea are desperate to get rid of. He'd still improve half of this league midfield line and he's still just 29. Therefore I can't understand low bid. We can sell him to decent team for good money. Remy is 29 and on even bigger wages than Mikel, do we accept 3m€ for him as well ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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