UAE Side Al Wahda Swoop For Chelsea Midfielder Obi Mikel

Published: June 13, 2015

United Arab Emirates side Al Wahda are the latest club being linked with a swoop for Nigeria international John Obi Mikel this summer.

News24.com has suggested that Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is unlikely to sanction the midfielder’s departure because he is in his plans for the 2015 - 2016 campaign.

Obi Mikel returned to London yesterday after spending a short vacation in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with his white girlfriend,Russian Olga Diyachenko.

In recent months, the 28 - year - old has been linked with Real Madrid and Southampton but it is understood formal offers have not been received from both clubs.

Obi Mikel has played nonstop in England for the past nine years and is in the possession of a British passport.