Faithful fans of Tianjin TEDA of China organised an all-night party to welcome Nigerian skipper, John Mikel Obi to the club.
The club fans bought replica jerseys of Mikel to move round the city in appreciating the player’s transfer to the club.
The Nigerian would be earning £140,000 a week, playing in the Chinese Super League, according to official report from the club website.
The 28-year-old won the Champions League and two Premier League titles with Chelsea before the arrival of Antonio Conte, the manager who ended Mikel’s career at the Stamford Bridge.
Mikel had said that it was an honour to play for Chelsea as the Nigerian midfielder penned an open farewell to fans, after bringing his 10- year stay at the club to an end.
He departed the club last Thursday, after sealing a move to Chinese Super League outfit Tianjin TEDA.
In an open letter shared on his Twitter account, Mikel shared memories of his greatest achievements in his 10-trophy-laden years at Stamford Bridge.
He wrote, “To play in the Premier League, the best league in the world, is every professional player’s ambition. But to play for Chelsea, to become part of the Chelsea family, to work with some of the best managers and players in the world, has truly been an honour. “Every achievement I have been part of in my time at Chelsea holds a special memory: my first goal, against Macclesfield in 2007 (even though there were only five more after that!).
The nailbiting end of the 2010 season – securing the title on the last day, scoring a record 103 goals in the process, and winning the FA Cup a week later.
Didier’s extra time winner against Manchester United in the 2007 FA Cup Final.”
