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John Obi Mikel in Galatasaray talks
JOHN OBI MIKEL was last night in talks with Galatasaray over a £16million move as the first steps in Jose Mourinho’s clear-out at Chelsea began.
Galatasaray have offered Mikel, 26, a four-year deal worth about £13m to join his former Champions League-winning team-mate Didier Drogba in Turkey – and he is understood to be keen.
Chelsea are keen to recoup the full £16m paid out to prise Mikel from Lyn Oslo, hijacking a move to Manchester United in 2006 during Mourinho’s first spell in charge.
Mourinho is targetting Roma’s Daniele De Rossi, and young Dutch midfielder Marco van Ginkel as replacements in midfield.