Former Chelsea midfielder and Super Eagles skipper, John Mikel Obi in an interview with Sport Witness jokingly praised former teammate and current Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard on what he is currently doing with Blues young lad despite his inability to sign top-notch players in the last transfer window.
Mikel who was partner with Lampard at Stamford Bridge for over a decade, winning several trophies together jokingly said that “I want to be his assistant” when he retires.
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“I am very happy for Frank. When we were playing at Chelsea, we were expecting that John Terry and he would be very good managers, but we were expecting Terry to reach that level first. But Lampard made a big step. His arrival at Chelsea means the club are caring for their legends,” Mikel told Sport Witness.
“I joked with him after he got the Chelsea job that I want to be his assistant when I retire. I hope he will be successful at Chelsea for many more years. I also want to see John Terry in similar jobs in future because he was our leader on the pitch.”
Mikel currently plays for Trabzonspor in the Turkish top flight.
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