Mikel John Obi

[Blue Armour 4,168]

Oh, we're back to this again

All we need now are SeB and Kojo.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

I still cant believe how much his progress stalled...he was realy promissing since 2006, at age 19 and was getting some big role down to road...but never quite managed to break it even further...

He has become passive in his game and I dont think he will reach his potential. I had belief in him until last season, but he never realy made it...

Too bad, I think he should be sold come this summer and maybe put Gueye or youth as his replacement...

[xPetrCechx 13,548]

(Italian giants Inter Milan have had a loan move for John Obi Mikel rejected by Chelsea. #CFC#Inter (Mirror

(Jose Mourinho is happy to let Mikel go but will only sanction a permanent sale at around £9.5m rather than a temporary switch. #CFC (Mirror

[didierforever 7,349]

(Italian giants Inter Milan have had a loan move for John Obi Mikel rejected by Chelsea. #CFC#Inter (Mirror

(Jose Mourinho is happy to let Mikel go but will only sanction a permanent sale at around £9.5m rather than a temporary switch. #CFC (Mirror

thank god!!!!

[Joker10 946]

Sell him after the World Cup, he will have a good tournament.

[bababoom 4,478]

The Italian league will suit him 100 percent.

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

I dont think his going anywhere his been in most marketing ads for the up coming season unlike Luiz and Ba who were likely to leave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2aw3H4tbP4

[happy_juan 64]

No team ia stupid enough to buy him. He is just gonna free ride at our club for the next 3 years thanks to his compatriot Emanalo.

[Stats 6,982]

No team ia stupid enough to buy him. He is just gonna free ride at our club for the next 3 years thanks to his compatriot Emanalo.

What a sad poster or infact I will call you obsessed. Your only posts in this forum are ones that slate Mikel. If he stole your girlfriend I can understand the pain but wow the way your posts only ever seem to come in this thread is bizarre. You rarely get involved in any other discussion on the forum as you are so intent on derailing this thread by bashing Mikel

[LDN Blue 7,903]

thanks to his compatriot Emanalo.

Lol.

[nono 791]

The positives from Emanalo these last few years severely outweigh any negatives from the Mikel deal.

[stroey 2,525]

Mikel is a super dmf in a 3 mans midfield

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,746]

Mikel is a super dmf in a 3 mans midfield

And most of the people who trash the deal are too young to remember how highly rated he was when we got him.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

The positives from Emanalo these last few years severely outweigh any negatives from the Mikel deal.

What does Emanalo have to do with the Mikel deal? He wasn't even our sports director back then.

Mikel was not signed because of Emanalo, he was signed because he was the second best player in the U18 world cup at the time behind only Lionel Messi. Naturally, he had most top teams chasing after him and we managed to secure his signing.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,451]

If him leaving is to give Chalobah( or someone like Loftus-Cheek) the understudy to Matic role in a 4-2-3-1 then i'm all for it. If that is not the case then i'd rather keep Mikel.he would be good to have on the bench..to cover for Matic and also if we have Matic and Fabregas as our two CM's. Are ahead in a game and want to shut up shop we can bring on Mikel for Fabregas. Matic is clearly better than Mikel but after Matic there is not many better at that role around and even fewer willing to not be 1st choice.

[Jype 6,398]

If Jose is planning on getting Fabregas to use him in the pivot of a 4-2-3-1 and if Ramires is going nowhere, we'd have Matic, Fabregas, Ramires and Van Ginkel as our four midfield choices. Sell Mikel and promote a youngster for the fifth place, no point having a player like Mikel sitting in the stands most weeks because he could still fetch the club around 10m in transfer fee and free up a lot of wages too

[Madmax 9,219]

What does Emanalo have to do with the Mikel deal? He wasn't even our sports director back then.

Mikel was not signed because of Emanalo, he was signed because he was the second best player in the U18 world cup at the time behind only Lionel Messi. Naturally, he had most top teams chasing after him and we managed to secure his signing.

Oh fuck off! It's all Emenalo's fault!

[Duppy Conqueror 1,451]

If Jose is planning on getting Fabregas to use him in the pivot of a 4-2-3-1 and if Ramires is going nowhere, we'd have Matic, Fabregas, Ramires and Van Ginkel as our four midfield choices. Sell Mikel and promote a youngster for the fifth place, no point having a player like Mikel sitting in the stands most weeks because he could still fetch the club around 10m in transfer fee and free up a lot of wages too

Like i said if a youngster is promoted to be Matic's understudy like Chalobah then i'm all for it.in a 4-2-3-1 formation tho Mikel as a DM if Matic missed time is alot better option than having Ramires who isn't good at tackling,keeping possesion or passing..Van Ginkel could maybe evolve into the position but is at this point better at the other CM position as is Fabregas.

So for those 2 CM positions you have one at DM and 3 to play the other. There's no one really there without Mikel to partner Matic if we want to shut up shop in midfield with 2 DM's

Another option would be to bring Oriel back to be Matic's back up..but again not ideal.