Super Eagles
captain and Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has issued an ultimatum on his
future.
The Nigeria
international is demanding first team football and says he'll leave this summer
if it's not promised to him.
Mikel was a
bit-part player under Jose Mourinho but has been used more regularly by interim
boss Guus Hiddink.
Antonio
Conte is expected to take over at the Bridge in the summer and is understood to
want to overhaul his midfield.
He has been
linked with moves for Radja Nainggolan, Arturo Vidal and Paul Pogba. But Mikel
wants to talk about his future with the new boss.
“I have one
more season with Chelsea but I know when this season ends, we will definitely
sit down and try to sort out whatever needs to be sorted out,” he told
Goal.com.
“If it means
me leaving, fine. If it means me staying, then I have to play because one thing
I don't want to do is to sit on the bench like I did before.”
He added:
“It's not very nice (being on the bench), especially now when you have kids you
just want to do what you can to play. Wherever it is I just want to play. When
this season ends we will definitely sort out the contracts. Legacy is important
and I'm very proud and happy that I've kept this legacy to be able to achieve
what I have achieved.”
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