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.
Mikel, who had been frozen out of Chelsea’s first team this season with N’Golo Kante, Nemanja Matic, Nathaniel Chalobah and Cesc Fabregas ahead in the pecking roder, will reportedly earn £140,000 a week.