Exclusive Interview: Obi Mikel Eyes Champions League and Premiership

Nigeria midfielder, John Obi Mikel, in August signed a new five-year contract with English Premiership Club Chelsea and is already looking forward to a fruitful season. The contract will now keep the 22-year-old at the club until 2014 and he said he is happy with the deal.

“I think I am very pleased with the way things have gone for me since I have been here. Every season I keep improving,” Mikel told Ibdabo.com.

“I am very pleased with the new contract but I hope things go like it went last season and even better. It’s going to be a big thing for me if this team goes very well with the new manager and the way he wants us to play.”

The club is currently being managed by former AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti who signed a three-year, £9-million contract with the Blues in the summer. Both player and coach are aiming for big things this season.

“For me it’s going to be a big thing if we win the Champions League and win the Premiership,” Mikel said. “The team wants to win titles and this is why he [Carlo Ancelotti] is here.”

Ancelotti said of the player: “He is a young player, but has great quality, both technical and tactical.

“For the present and for the future he is a very important player for us. We are very happy he has signed a new contract and I hope that he stays at Chelsea for a lot of years. I would like that he puts in his great quality for the team.”

Mikel joined Chelsea three years ago for £16million from Norwegian club Lyn Oslo.

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