Mikel Obi bids Chelsea fans goodbye as he joins Chinese club

Super Eagles‘ Captain, John Mikel Obi has confirmed that he is leaving Chelsea FC to Chinese Super League club Tianjin TEDA.


This was after a picture of the midfielder shaking hands with the club’s official and holding the club’s shirt, was shared on social media.

In a letter he titled: “Letter to my Chelsea Family”, Mikel announced his transfer.

Reports say Mikel will earn about £140,000 (about N70m using the black market rate) a week in his new club. The player has however changed his club name on his official twitter profile.