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Mikel considers Chelsea exit in January

Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel is ready to quit Chelsea in January if the London club fails to offer him a new deal as he enters the final year of his contract.

Mikel who led Nigeria U-23 Eagles to winning bronze at the Rio Olympics, has struggled to get into Antonio Conte’s team said he is already considering other options at his disposal.

“I have one year left on my contract. When you have a year left as a football player, you have to start planning and start thinking about what’s going to happen at the end of the season. Yes, there are going to be rumours, yes, there are going to be conversations between clubs,” he told Goal.com.

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“When you have a year left, in January, you are allowed to talk to other clubs and sign a pre-contract or have an agreement so, yes, I will talk to other clubs because you never know what is going to happen.”

“I’ve been here for a long, long time. I’ve spent 11 years of my life in this football club, it is my home.

“This season is the last at the club if my contract ends. I am quite relaxed about it, the future looks good.”

The Jos-born player also relished his 11-year career at Stamford Bridge where he won three Premier League titles, two FA Cups, the Europa League and the Champions League.

“I am always open to a new conversation, a negotiation [with Chelsea],” he added. “But if there’s none, the future still looks bright. One day you have to move on. I think my memories here, my achievements here, are something that no one will ever take away from me.

“I have won everything there is to win with this football club. We were the first London club to win the Champions League, and forever I will be one of the first players to win the Champions League for Chelsea. Those memories will never go away.”

 

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