Italia club Napoli have made an official offer for Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel. The offer is believed to be 15 million Euros, according to report on eyefootball.com. The
Nigeria international defensive midfielder may now be ready to listen
to offers from the Italian club having fallen behind Ramires as first
choice holding midfielder at Stamford Bridge. Napoli
manager Rafa Benitez has been busy scouting Europe for new players and
has already signed the likes of Pepe Reina and Gonzalo Higuain this
summer. Benitez
is now ready to raid his former club Chelsea with a move for Mikel. The
Blues are believed to be eager to keep their midfielder unless a bid of
more than 15 million Euros is received. The
future of the Chelsea midfielder has been the subject of
speculation,with the 26-year old heavily linked with a move out of
Stamford Bridge. Mikel
was initially said to be on the radar of two top Turkish clubs,
Galatasaray and Trabzonspor, with French Ligue 1 side, Monaco equally in
the mix. Galatasaray
were the first to show interest in Mikel, with the player at the 2013
Confederations Cup in Brazil, confirming that he is not sure about his
future at Chelsea. Mikel
could be forced to consider his options at Chelsea, as he is set to
miss out in the team this season, with the array of midfield options at
Jose Mourinho’s disposal this season. The Nigerian midfielder was not part of the Chelsea squad that defeated Hull City 2-0 on Sunday.
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