Mikel Finally Reveals Reasons Behind His China Move [SEE WHY]

Super Eagles captain &Tianjin TEDA midfielder John Obi Mikel has explained his recent move to d Chinese side.He said d move was 2 help Nigeria’s push to be at d 2018 World Cup in Russia. The captain of the 9ja team remained a regular for d national team despite his lack of games at club level.

He decided to move 2 Tianjin Teda on a 3 year deal in order to get playin time, &despite d fact that he will be getting double his former pay in China, the 29 yr old insist d move wasn't all about money.“I could easily have stayed in Chelsea for d remainin 6 months of my contract but it won’t be in the best interest of my nation, as they need me match fit whn the World Cup 2018 qualifiers resume”,
It wasn't an easy decision to make but I seriously need matches to stay fit 4 Nigeria. Nigerians don’t deserve to miss out of d World Cup after failing to qualify for d Africa Cup of Nations twice in a roll”.