Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, who acted as a mediator between the club and Victor Osimhen. Has revealed that the young striker’s deal to move to Stamford Bridge fell through on transfer deadline day, even though everything was very close to being completed.
The Napoli striker had been linked with a move to Chelsea throughout the summer. But the deal ultimately collapsed on transfer deadline day at the end of August.
Reports สมัคร ufabet have since emerged that the deal did not materialize because Osimhen demanded a salary that was higher than Chelsea could afford. Obi Mikel has since defended his Nigeria international, saying: “
I’ve heard a lot of people talking about this, talking about Victor, how greedy he is, blah blah blah”, “He took a pay cut and came to Chelsea, blah blah blah”, Obi Mikel told the Obi One Podcast. “
I know the kid well, I just want to say that it is definitely not true. Victor is not a greedy kid. He is not greedy. He just wants what he deserves and that’s not the problem.”
Chelsea are desperate for a new centre-forward, but the asking price is so high. (Estimated at £500,000-a-week) prevented them from reaching an agreement.
“No way, he won’t ask for these stupid things. I know what happened, I was there, I can tell you it’s not true,” added Mikel Obi.
“He just wants to play football and get what he deserves and that’s not the problem. The player knows what he is worth and he wants what he is worth and that’s not the problem.”
Obi Mikel also revealed that with a good relationship with both Chelsea and Osimhen, he acted as a mediator, working with both parties to make the deal happen,
and the Blues worked hard to meet deadline day. The deal was close to being completed, but there were minor issues that ultimately led to the deal falling through.
“We were close to an agreement, but there were minor issues, very minor ones, that we couldn’t cross the line. “
I know what the club offered him and in the end we had to compromise. There were minor issues like paperwork, medicals and minor issues that we could not ignore.”
Osimhen ultimately did not move on deadline day, but his failure to be in Antonio Conte’s plans forced the club to find a way out, sending him to Galatasaray. With loan agreement