Mikel Obi: 'I Want To Coach Chelsea'
Former Super Eagles captain and Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi, admitted that he will love to return to London as an assistant to current Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, once ends his playing career.
Joy Kalu 
Mikel has approved that he will be uniting with Chelsea, revealing that they have both discussed future plans when he retires.
Mikel John Obi, who plays as a midfielder for Trabzonspor is a Nigerian professional footballer. He stayed with Chelsea for 11 years, he played 88 times for Nigeria, scoring six goals.
Mikel Obi said, “I’m very happy for him".
“We knew that Frank Lampard and John Terry would be very important managers, but as teammates we first thought that John Terry would come to this level.
“Frank Lampard took a big step. The fact that the club brought a legendary player to the head of the team was an indication that he was taking great steps towards becoming a family club.
“I met him and wished him success.
“I even told him I was going to be his assistant manager when I retired.
“I hope he will succeed for many years, because it makes me very unhappy to see him leaving Chelsea.”
Mikel left the Stamford Bridge in 2017 to seal a move to Tianjin TEDA in China making a total of 31 appearances scoring three goals in the process.
