After reports of Galatasaray in pursuit of Chelsea's Jon Obi-Mikel surfaced a few days back, the Nigerian international has expressed his willingness of a possible transfer stating he was very pleased with the Turkish club's offer.
The Nigerian confirmed about the Galatasaray offer as reported by the Turkish newspaper, Sabah "I'm very pleased with Galatasaray's offer," said Mikel as quoted by Sabah.
Obi-Mikel, 26, was bought for £16m eight years ago from Lyn Oslo has four years of contract left and is not on great terms with the current Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who incidentally was the one who had brought the Nigerian to Stanford Bridge in the first place.
Mikel feels that it is time for him to leave and if the clubs have reach an agreement there won't be a problem. "I have played at Chelsea for a long time and it's now time for me to leave. I'm still only 26 and it's great to receive an offer from a club [Galatasaray] playing Champions League football and doing well in the competition."
"I'm still only 26 and it's great to receive an offer from a club [Galatasaray] playing Champions League football and doing well in the competition. I asked Drogba for advice and he told me that Istanbul is a fantastic city, that Galatasaray is a huge club and that I have to make the move," Mikel stated.
Mikel said, "Talks have reached an advanced level between Chelsea and Galatasaray. Chelsea won't make the move difficult and regarding my salary there won't be a problem. All that is left is for the clubs to reach an agreement."
With Michael Essien coming back from his loan spell from Real Madrid, Mikel would only be a second choice for the playing XI. Galatasaray too are considering their options in the defensive midfield position after talks with Juventus over a transfer for Felipe Melo hit a stalemate.
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