Mikel will Leave Chelsea For Galatasary --Tulun
Turkish giants Galatasaray claim they are close to finalise a deal to lure Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel away fro Stanford Bridge.
The Istanbul club's sporting director, Mr Bulent Tulun, who is the club's sporting director made the bold prediction after a visit to London, and is confident Mikel wont be part of Jose Mourinho's second Blues revolution.
According to reports reaching us, Mikel who is currently in Brazil as part of Nigeria's Confederations Cup squad is considering leaving the Premier League.
Chelsea would demand a fee of at least £18million for the 26-year-old.
The prospect of being reunited with former Blues team-mate and good friend Didier Drogba in Istanbul - and the Turkish champions' financial muscle - have apparently persuaded Mikel to give the idea full consideration.
So far, there have been no concrete talks about a fee or even personal terms for a player who has not always been popular with the Stamford Bridge club's fans, yet has played a key role since his arrival from Norwegian club Lyn Oslo in 2006.
Chelsea had to pay Manchester United £12million to complete the deal, after Mikel initially signed for the Reds, but since then the Nigerian has won the European Cup, Europa League, Premier League, FA Cup (four times) and League Cup.
Mourinho has been linked with two of his former charges at Real Madrid, German international Sami Khedira and ex-Liverpool star Xabi Alonso, as well as Roma's Daniele De Rossi and this is really giving Mikel sleepless nights.
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