Mourinho Mikel Obi May Exit the Club

We may see this Nigerian midfielder wearing another football jersey
colour instead of blue.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho hinted that John Obi Mikel could be
on his way out of the English football club.

There have been reports for months that Mikel will be exiting the club,
but with the arrival of Didier Drogba, the heat is on.

The team currently has too many foreign players under the Premier
League and Champions League rules relating to the home-grown quota.
Clubs can only name 17 foreign players over the age of 21 in their
official 25-man squads.

Chelsea currently has 18 foreign players. The UK's Telegraph reports
that Mourinho has decided that either Fernando Torres, Peter Cech or
Mikel will be asked to leave the club this summer.

"From the group you are expecting us to have as a squad, I have to
send one away because we have one extra foreign player. So from all
these players, if you think all of them have to stay, you are wrong.
One of them has to go." Mourinho said.

The exit reports comes after African Football says Mikel is desperate to
become a UK citizen. He will be awarded his British passport by
October, and one of the many considerations is to be at Chelsea FC for
the time being.