CHELSEA LEGEND JOHN MIKEL OBI HAS PLEDGED TO USE ALL HIS INFLUENCE TO ENSURE THAT HIS FELLOW NIGERIAN, VICTOR OSIMHEN, JOINS CHELSEA. THE 25-YEAR-OLD STRIKER WAS A MAJOR TARGET FOR THE BLUES DURING THE SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW, BUT THE DEAL FELL THROUGH DUE TO FINANCIAL DISAGREEMENTS.
OSIMHEN, WHO WAS REPORTEDLY EAGER TO MAKE THE MOVE TO CHELSEA, HAS SINCE JOINED GALATASARAY ON A SEASON-LONG LOAN DEAL AFTER A BREAKDOWN IN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH NAPOLI AND THE INABILITY TO FINALIZE THE TRANSFER TO CHELSEA.
IN A RECENT EPISODE OF THE OBI ONE PODCAST, MIKEL OBI PROVIDED INSIGHTS INTO THE TRANSFER SAGA, REVEALING THAT HE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. HE DISMISSED CLAIMS THAT OSIMHEN’S DEMANDS WERE THE MAIN OBSTACLE, EMPHASIZING THAT HE BELIEVES THE STRIKER IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD AND DESERVES TO PLAY FOR CHELSEA.
MIKEL EXPRESSED HIS COMMITMENT TO MAKING THE DEAL HAPPEN, SAYING, “THE CLUB IS IN A VERY HAPPY PLACE WITH VICTOR. VICTOR IS IN A HAPPY PLACE WITH THE CLUB. I’M NOT GONNA REST; I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET HIM TO THE CLUB. NOT JUST BECAUSE HE’S MY FRIEND OR HE’S MY YOUNGER BROTHER, OR HE’S NIGERIAN, NO. HE IS ONE OF THE BEST STRIKERS IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. HE’S AFRICA’S BEST PLAYER.”
HE ADDED, “I KNOW WHAT HE CAN BRING TO THE CLUB. I’M SURE A LOT OF CHELSEA FANS KNOW WHAT VICTOR CAN BRING TO THE CLUB. SO FOR ME, I’M NOT JUST DOING HIM A FAVOR; I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HE COMES TO THE CLUB AND HELPS THE CLUB.”
MIKEL OBI IS DETERMINED TO FACILITATE OSIMHEN’S MOVE, BELIEVING IT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT BOOST FOR CHELSEA.