Former Super Eagles and Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has admitted he wouldn't be convincing Victor Osimhen to join the Blues after previous attempts, Soccernet.ng reports.
The 2012 UEFA Champions League winner has been very critical of the Blues' attack since the start of last season, making it clear that Nicholas Jackson shouldn't be the starter for Enzo Maresca's side.
While the Senegalese forward didn't take kindly to Mikel's comments, the AFCON 2013 winner has urged the Blues to go all out for Victor Osimhen.
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What Mikel Obi said
“His hunger when he plays, the ambition when he plays is something that few players have, the arrogance he has, the feistiness he has that you need to be able to succeed in the Premier League as a top striker. So, for me, I can see a great partnership happening.
“I’ve said what I have to say, I’ve done my part. If the club chose not to pursue it, fair enough. The player has so many options. Good luck to him, good luck to Chelsea. If it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen,” the former Stoke City man said on the Obi One Podcast.
“I hope he doesn’t go there [Saudi Pro League]. That was my fight; that was my conversation with him in the summer. I told the kid, ‘Don’t go. ’ Saudi is always going to be there; they don’t have the World Cup until 2034, but they will still be spending.
“Come here, come to us [Chelsea], they [Saudi Arabia] will still be spending, come to us for three or four seasons, and he listened, but how long are you going to continue to say no to such huge, huge money?
“At some point, your head gets turned. You have family members talking to you, parents talking to you; it’s generational money. You can’t keep putting it off; at some point, your head is going to get turned,” the 37-year-old concluded.
