{"id":136339,"date":"2023-10-09T17:06:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/?p=136339"},"modified":"2023-10-09T17:19:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:19:44","slug":"hope-osimhen-comes-to-chelsea-mikel-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/hope-osimhen-comes-to-chelsea-mikel-obi\/","title":{"rendered":"Osimhen transfer to Chelsea? Ex-Super Eagles captain Obi Mikel hopes so…"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Obi Mikel, a former midfielder for the Super Eagles of Nigeria and English club Chelsea, says he hopes Napoli forward Victor Osimhen<\/a> will \u2018one day\u2019 join his old side.<\/p>\n

The 2013 AFCON winner stated in an episode of The Obi One podcast that Osimhen has all the tools to succeed in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

The ex-Nigeria international backed the Series A<\/a> current best striker to succeed in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

He said Osimhen is the type of striker Premier League<\/a> clubs want.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think he [Victor Osimhen] does slot seamlessly into the Premier League. He got the tools to be a success in England,” he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I look back at him a few years ago, I would say \u2018no.\u2019 But now watching him last season and watching him this season, I would say definitely.<\/p>\n

Osimhen would ‘slot right in'<\/h2>\n

\u201cHe would come into the Premier League, and he would slot right in. He would get you goals, he would run behind defenders, and he would stretch the team.<\/p>\n

“And I think this is probably what when you look at a lot of the teams now in the Premier League, that\u2019s what they\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n

\u201cA striker who can run. Who wants to run behind the defenders because then it helps your team. Doesn\u2019t it? He stretches the defenders, the game becomes open, and then you can create chances. And I think that\u2019s what Victor [Osimhen] would definitely give you.<\/p>\n

\"Victor
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\u201cI hope you come to Chelsea. But from the noises that I hear, he is a big United. But I really hope he comes to Chelsea.\u201d<\/p>\n

Victor Osimhen has continued his impressive goal-scoring form of last season for Napoli and Nigeria into the current 2023\/24 campaign.<\/p>\n

He has scored six goals in ten games for Napoli across all competitions this season, and has also guided the Super Eagles of Nigeria into the AFCON tournament in January 2024 finishing as the top scorer in the AFCON qualifiers.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Victor Osimhen (@victorosimhen9) September 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n