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Mikel Obi Finally Join Chinese Super League, Earns 140,000 Pounds A Week
Former Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi is the latest star to move to China
Mikel is set to earn £140,000 a week playing in the Chinese Super League
29-year-old signs for Tianjin TEDA after losing place in Chelsea’s first team
Mikel won the Champions League and two Premier Leagues with Chelsea
John Mikel Obi has become the latest ex-Premier League star to move to the Chinese Super League after his transfer to Tianjin TEDA was confirmed on social media.
A picture was shared on Chinese website Webo of former Chelsea midfielder Mikel shaking hands with a Tianjin club official and holding the club’s shirt.
Mikel, who had been frozen out of Chelsea’s first team this season with N’Golo Kante, Nemanja Matic, Nathaniel Chalobah and Cesc Fabregas ahead in the pecking roder, will reportedly earn £140,000 a week.