Chelsea Are preparing a bid to sign the £25 million-rated Southampton player Morgan Schneiderlin, who is also wanted by Arsenal.
Arsenal currently lead the race to sign the France international, with Arsene Wenger confident the 25-year-old wants a move to north London this summer.
But Chelsea are determined to clinch the deal by offering Nigeria’s international Mikel Obi as part of thier bargain for Schneiderlin.
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman, may be persuaded to consider the offer considering the experience that Mikel could bring to the Southampton team..
Mikel, 27, has been with Chelsea since 2006 and has made 329 appearances for the Blues, scoring five goals in the process.
He was a key player for Chelsea when they won Champion and Europa league, and such transfer might just be the shot needed to reignite fire in Mikel.
The Nigeria international’s game-time at Stamford Bridge has been limited this season due to the options Jose Mourinho has at his disposal.
Many Nigeria want Mikel to move elsewhere where he would command regular playing time.
