Mikel John Obi

[Leif 6,006]

No slander needed - he probably prefers Chinese food to paella, so leave him & Oscar be. I'd choose their cuisine too.

[LAM09 6,755]

The day has finally come. Shame he never lived up to his potential. Good luck to him in Chine.

[Pizy 18,371]

Imagine someone telling this forum a few months ago that both Oscar and Mikel would be sold in the same window. We would've thought it impossible.

[Kostas 1,468]

Why the hell did no-one inform me about his contract situation? 

Anyway as he's been slowly falling out of favour over the past 3 seasons can't blame him for leaving. China is a bit too cynical for my taste but he's given this club enough to get a free pass on that. 

Hope I'll manage to find a Chelsea kit with his name on within the next few years.

[BlueStorm1003 539]

Dedicated a big chunk of his life to the blues. Not a fantastic player, but a proper chels in my eyes. Good luck in China!

[Amblève. 4,995]

This is too tough to wake up to. I will write a post worthy of this legend later.

Shit, man.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

- 2 Premiere Leagues

- 4 FA cups

- 2 League cups

- A Europa League

- A MOTM performance in the final to help us win our only Champions League

 

Will always be a Chelsea legend in my eyes. Thank you for everything Obi.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I'm not crying 

[Cosmin 2,484]

What a man! One of the legends, for sure!

 

[coolhead23 1,146]

Phew!!! So finally Mikel moves out ... not sure if I should be happy or emotional, got really mixed emotions right now specially after reading the letter that he published. 

Anyways, all the best to his career and hope he does really well for himself in China ... Thanks for everything, Mikel!!! 

[mccg 1,528]

Did we get loads of Chinese dollar for him , me love him long time if we did lol. Its been emotional Mikel...

[ManchesterMatt 52]

Happy to hear of the move, from both John Obe's perspective and Chelsea's.

Although a lot of fans have criticised his performances over the years; I always found him to be a rather steady rock in the centre of midfield and always loyal to the club. Hopefully he will thrive at his new club, particularly as he will likely be the star man (perhaps something similar to Nigeria where he has shown a different side to his game than that shown at Chelsea) and hopefully we received a decent fee for his signature.

[Beigl 1,387]

Hmm. From his point of view it is completely understandable to move on, he won everything and in the last years of his career he will make cash money for himself and his family. I liked him first and foremost for his loyal attitude, it wasn't always easy for him as he got offended by the fans many times. He even played out of his position his whole career to help Chelsea, so he deserves a recognition for that.

We lost a great guy and a decent squad player.

[MefiX19 1,092]

Good luck to him! Anyone knows when Mikel's statue will be in front of SB?

[Azpinator 2,325]

Goodbye, Mikelegend. 

[the wes 7,212]

Not my favourite chelsea player but thanks for playing a part in chelsea history and best of luck Mikel in the future 

[the wes 7,212]

3 hours ago, mccg said:

Did we get loads of Chinese dollar for him , me love him long time if we did lol. Its been emotional Mikel...

I think it was a free transfer 

[Unionjack 7,531]

2 minutes ago, the wes said:

I think it was a free transfer 

Yeah I know it was going to be to Milan.

 

There will be a few things I remember about John Obiwan. The 1st goal he scored. that sideways bicycle kick, after 185 appearances, that canon from outside the area against Maccesfield, everyone going nuts after the equalizer against PSG and just simply putting his foot out and taking the ball off Rooney when he was almost clear to score.
Ive never really disliked the lad and hes served us the best he could, we just needed more from him.
A very classy guy that never whined or bitched for not getting playing time. Good luck to the geezer.