The delegation flew aboard an Arik Air aircraft and landed at the Borg El-Arab Airport, Alexandria at 6.35pm Egypt time on Monday (5.35pm Nigeria time)
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Mikel grabbed the equalizer for the Stamford Bridge outfit in their 2-1 loss to Paris Saint Germain at the Parc des Prince
Sven Goran Eriksson’s club are willing to offer £6 million (N1.7 billion) for the Nigerian plus wages of £60,000 a week after tax
The 22-year-old has excelled in his new position to become an integral member of the north Londoners’ side, despite having relatively little experience in midfield
Mikel, 28, replaced Cesc Fabregas to make his 350th showing for the Pensioners, becoming only the 21st player to manage that total for the west London side during the club’s 110-year history, according to the club’s official website
Home lad, Paul Onobi, has been favoured ahead of Mikel for the central midfield role, just as Austin Oboroakpo would combine with Efe Ambrose in the heart of the defence
Mourinho’s future with the Blues has faced intense scrutiny over the past few weeks, but Mikel has stated that the Chelsea players are fully behind the Portuguese coach
The Turks had a bid rejected for the midfielder in the summer but intend to test Chelsea’s resolve with another offer in January
Mikel replaced new signing, Pedro, in the 84th minute of the tie to make his first appearance for the West London club
“I went to England on a Thursday and Chelsea was just coming back, we had fixed our visit to coincide with the end of their tour before they played Arsenal. I contacted Obi Mikel, called him on phone four times, the phone kept on ringing nobody picked it up, I sent him an SMS and got no response. But I called Victor Moses the phone rang three times and he picked it up and I spoke with him, told him to concentrate on his game
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Mikel, who was in the starting line up, controlled the game from the midfield alongside Nemanja Matic
Mikel who has since been left out by manager Jose Mourinho tasted 27 minutes of action, replacing Willian in the 63rd minute of the encounter
Mikel has already seen his first team chances limited by the January arrival of Nemanja Matic and with plans afoot to bring in Real Madrid’s Sami Khedira Chelsea are ready to sell the long term Blues servant
He added: “I want to make sure we achieve something coming here. We don’t just want to come and make up the numbers, we want to do well
Addressing the situation of his client, John Shittu said: “Inter? What I can tell you is that I’ve met with my client and the leaders, there is interest in him
Mikel still has three years left on his contract at Stamford Bridge but could be allowed to leave with the abundance of talent in midfield at Chelsea and Mourinho hoping to raise funds to sign a world class striker in the summer
“It’s been an amazing journey. I’ve enjoyed every bit of it,” he told the club’s official website. “I’ve worked with some great people, great players from when I came to the ones that are here now. They’ve all been brilliant
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