After Thorough Negotiations, Mikel Obi joins Middlesbrough

Hey! Dear fan. With all news reaching me, it has being confirmed that the formal Chelsea FC midfielder, John Mikel Obi has joined Middlesbrough on a short term deal until the end of the 2018/19 season, and would be wearing the No.2 shirt.

The former Chelsea midfielder who grew to become a free agent in the early days of November after suffering a two-year spell with Tianjin Teda in China, passed his medical with Tony Pulis’ side without a hitch after agreeing on personal terms.

The Nigerian international midfielder was back at Rockliffe this morning to finalise a short term switch to Middlesbrough.

Mikel who won both the Champions League and Europa League with Chelsea told his new club’s website:

‘For me, it’s looking at the project.

‘I spoke to a few clubs and I also spoke to Tony [Pulis], had a good chat with him. ‘He’s told me where he wants to go with it and it definitely fits with what I want to do.

‘The club wants to get promoted so hopefully, I’m here to help in any way I can. ‘It’s a family club and this is what I want. I like stability and this is why I was at Chelsea for a very long time.’

For me, this is just another beautiful leap for the Nigerian star, and i just hope things eventually turn out well for him.