John Mikel Obi has announced that his 10-year spell at Chelsea has come to an end as he prepares to continue his career in the lucrative Chinese Super League.
The 29-year-old midfielder follows in the footsteps of his former Chelsea teammate, Oscar, who sealed a £60 million switch to Shanghai SIPG last month.
On Twitter, Obi, who has not made a single appearance for Chelsea under manager Antonio Conte this season, revealed that he will be joining Tianjin TEDA.
In an open letter to the “Chelsea family”, Mikel said: “As you will know, I haven’t featured as much this season as I would have liked, and at 29 I still have many years in the game ahead of me.
“With this in mind, I feel now is the time to seek a new challenge. I’m delighted to be joining Tianjin TEDA FC in China, at a time that the Chinese Super League is really taking off, and I look forward to helping Tianjin TEDA FC continue to grow both on and off the pitch in the next few years.”
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