Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi, who scored
in his new Chinese club, Tianjin Teda's 6-2 loss to St. Pauli on Saturday has
revealed that he hopes to stay in his new club and retire there after spending
11 years at London club, Chelsea.
Mikel shocked the football
world early this month, when he announced he'll be leaving Chelsea to join
Tianjin Teda and has now seamlessly clicked with his new club's fans, staff and
his team mates. He has even been named as captain of the Chinese club, as the
club sees him as their best player.
“If the club will not let
me go, I hope to stay until the end of my career, TEDA will be my last stop,”
Mikel told Tianjin Times Online News.
“I would like to stay here for a long time, so I hope everyone
here maintains the harmonious relationship.''
Mikel also added that he is
looking forward to facing Tianjin Quanjian who recently signed Axel Witsel from
Zenit St Petersburg.
“If the world-class players are willing to play in the Chinese
Super League, it will help the local players and if that happens here, TEDA
players will, and indeed other players in other teams will make the level for
the national team more better,”
“I know he (Witsel) joined another team in Tianjin. We both want
to win our first game but it’s not about about a particular player.
“The Super League is growing and that’s why the English
Premiership feels they are in crisis, even Wenger has frankly admitted that
sooner or later the CSL will threaten the Premiership status.
“TEDA is not a top team, I’m hoping they improve well and I hope
my arrival will ultimately enhance the team to win the league. This is what I
want to do at TEDA.
“This cannot be achieved by one person alone, we need the efforts
of all the players to improve the overall level of the team to the highest
level.”
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