By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
John Mikel Obi has declared that it will be bad if Chelsea fail to sign Victor Osimhen at the end of the season, Prompt News reports.
Chelsea were close to signing the Nigeria international last summer but pulled out of the deal due to the forward’s wage demands.
The Blues are reportedly no longer interested in the striker.
Mikel however claimed Osimhen is desperate to play for the West London club.
“Listen, it will be really sad if we don’t get a player who supported us a kid and wants to play for this Football Club,” he said on Obione podcast
“His idol is Drogba, he will want to break records, win us trophies, get us back to the top, come for Drogba’s records. I’m telling you that would be his mission.
“If the club chose not to pursue it.. then well fair enough, good luck to them, but the good thing about it is we know where we left it, we can literally pick the phone up and get him straight in the door. Get him in!
