Mikel John Obi

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

As long as ramires goes.

Ramires is close to signing a new contract http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/11697398/Chelsea-news-Ramires-starts-talks-over-new-deal.html

[1chelsea 864]

I guess it all paper talk then

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

As I expected, Jose has blocked Mikel's exit and wants him to stay: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33477349

Story titles hugely misleading. The story actually says the clubs couldn't meet our valuation of him.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Story titles hugely misleading. The story actually says the clubs couldn't meet our valuation of him.

The story says both, is how I understood it.

[Unionjack 7,531]

As I expected, Jose has blocked Mikel's exit and wants him to stay: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33477349

Jose does do things sometimes that makes you throw yourself about in your seat screeming at your PC monitor!

[TheIceMan 596]

He blocked it to this suitor, but there are other suitors! Just GTFO!!!!

[Miguelito 459]

The story says both, is how I understood it.

The quotes from the "source" said that as it stands he won't be leaving. And the quotes from the president of the club said we want 15 mil for him. Then in some random place they wrote mikel is part of mou's plans this season. Looks to me like they just made up the part that "Jose blocks the move".

Looks to me that if we put a 15 mil price on him, we are more than willing to sell...

[Tautvix 1,321]

In Jose I trust

[JaKstone 307]

As I expected, Jose has blocked Mikel's exit and wants him to stay: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33477349

Well fuck me, this might actually be the worst transfer period in a long long while.

[iseah100 5,612]

Good. He is a valuable squad member.

[Tomo 21,733]

Some just don't understand how a squad game works.

Name one better DM that will happily play second fiddle to Matic without complaining? And ffs don't say Romeu he is living of the game against City 3 and a half years ago.

As a starter he isn't good enough but as a back up Mikel is absolutely fine.

[Mechromancer 262]

That can't be difficult, i mean, Mikel is our worst player. We are the Champions. Practically any player must want an opportunity in this squad.

And is not like Obi accepts his position, he actually wants more time in the pitch.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

The quotes from the "source" said that as it stands he won't be leaving. And the quotes from the president of the club said we want 15 mil for him. Then in some random place they wrote mikel is part of mou's plans this season. Looks to me like they just made up the part that "Jose blocks the move".

Looks to me that if we put a 15 mil price on him, we are more than willing to sell...

Or we gave Fener a number we knew would scare them off because we don't want to sell. BBC don't usually 'make up' stuff...

It makes complete sense that we block a Mikel exit, I predicted it before there we even exit rumors. Jose trusts Mikel a lot and he sees him as an experienced player who gives a lot of stability as a backup. He's a reliable option whenever needed.

To rephrase Jose: "We don't have duplicates in any of the positions, our squad is not built that way, but defensive midfielder is a position we are very stable in because the differences between Matic and Mikel are very small."

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Is this guy actually ever that good or is he just a body in a bus parking tactic late in certain games? I would be interested if someone can post usual statistic like average tackle per mins/games, heat maps...etc because I think his reputation as the go to guy is not deserved, most of the time he comes on we see games out because we are good defensively not because of him.

£15m is a lot of money for a back up, especially if we can use it to sign that Chilean midfielder who is a better player imo as seen from WC and Copa this summer but neither are good enough to be playing regularly for us.

[Tomo 21,733]

Is this guy actually ever that good or is he just a body in a bus parking tactic late in certain games? I would be interested if someone can post usual statistic like average tackle per mins/games, heat maps...etc because I think his reputation as the go to guy is not deserved, most of the time he comes on we see games out because we are good defensively not because of him.

£15m is a lot of money for a back up, especially if we can use it to sign that Chilean midfielder who is a better player imo as seen from WC and Copa this summer but neither are good enough to be playing regularly for us.

Aranguiz isn't a like for like replacement.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Aranguiz isn't a like for like replacement.

Of course he can actually defend AND contribute offensively better so that is why he is a better player.

[Rhino's Skin 972]

he scores when he wants...John Obi Mikel...he scores when he wants

[JaKstone 307]

Mikel will pretty much retire here. Need to get used to it lads, i for one never thought it would happen.