Mikel Obi wants Al Ain move
Some days ago Mikel was penciled for a move to the UAE to join Al Ain. That move was even confirmed by Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan but there was a very dramatic U-turn from Chelsea who declared he was not for sale. That has raised serious questions over this confusing Mikel and Chelsea tango. For Mikel he wants to leave…who can blame him when your last in the pecking order of a Defensive Midfield array which includes Matic,Fabregas, Ramires who has been offered a new 5-year-deal by Chelsea.
But moving to Al Ain? No way Jose! What is this romance of African players and the UAE and places like that whose leagues are seamlessly much easier and under developed although these players get heavy pays. Just like Asamoah Gyan who left the premier league where he was with Sunderland to move to Al Ain, I did some digging and found out the Ghanian star earns a reported $16 million dollars a year and is one of the highest paid African footballers alive as well as being the highest paid ghanian footballer ever. I guess this explains it.. that is the movement of the African’s to these so called "cash cows"…I am not trying to say that players should not pursue what they want at any time of their footballing life or career but I have my reservations about moves such as this. You take an example like a Lampard whose 32 years old and moving to the MLS or a 36 year old Pirlo heading to the same MLS for their last big payday. Mikel must not tow this line as he’s still a young man at an age of 28-year-old and according to my digging still earns a cool £75,000. if at any time he is able to break free from the shackles of Chelsea he’ll walk into a lot of the big teams teams in europe’s elite forget sentiment. A move to Al Ain would just be totally detrimental to his talent as a good player and the Super Eagles the Nigerian national football team. The Super eagles need an all fit, sharp Mikel to deliver the goods because we know he can and staying on the Chelsea bench would not give us this but please he should not just consider these money throwing clubs from various under developed leagues and focus on moving for the best to be the best..What do you think should Mikel make the move?
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