Super Eagles star, John Mikel Obi, has stated that
he is willing to remain at Chelsea till the end of his
contract in 2017.


The Nigerian is now the second-longest serving
player at Stamford Bridge, after captain John Terry.
It is something Jose Mourinho has noted on this
pre-season trip, pointing out the pair are now the
only players who bridge the gap between his
trophy-laden first and second spells as Chelsea
manager. He knows having a serial winner like
Mikel around the group can only be beneficial.


Mourinho knows too what the 28-year-old can
offer on the pitch, another reason why any rumours
linking Mikel with a move away from west London
can be dismissed.


‘I want to stay and the manager wants me to stay,’
said Mikel in an interview with the club’s official
website. ‘I’ve got two years [on my contract] here
and I’m happy.


‘I like to be somewhere where I have developed
friends and family. It’s like my family here and
every day I come to work it is like coming in to
see my family. I know all the players and all the
staff so it’s going to be a hard place to leave when
my contract runs out but let’s see what happens. I
want to see out my two years.’


Mikel played the first half of Chelsea match with
New York Red Bulls on Wednesday, leaving the
pitch at the break with the Blues 1-0 ahead. He
created an excellent chance for a second with a
fine long pass which was latched on to by his
compatriot Victor Moses. The winger was mighty
unlucky not to score with a dink that hit the post
and not the net.


‘Overall it was a pretty good warm-up game but
not the result we hoped for,’ was Mikel’s
assessment afterwards.
‘We knew we needed to start the game well. I was
in the dressing room having a shower at the
beginning of the second half so I don’t know how
we started but we obviously didn’t end the game
well.


‘We are here to work hard, and we are here to train
hard leading to the Community Shield and to the
league. I think we’re on the right course. That
game was just a one-off game and we know we
need to go back to training, buckle up and know
the season is starting soon.’


This is Mikel’s 10th pre-season at Chelsea, since
he joined the club in 2006.

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