Mikel John Obi could be on his way to China next month.
The Sun is reporting that the Chelsea midfielder is to become the latest Premier League star to make the move to the lucrative Chinese Super League.
Oscar will make a big-money transfer from Stamford Bridge to Andre Vilas-Boas' Shanghai SIPG in January and according to Mikel's agent John Shittu, the Nigeria international will follow suit, despite interest from many clubs in Europe.
“It's very likely he will leave Chelsea in January. There are many teams interested in the player," he told The Sun.
“In the past we spoke with Inter Milan but now there are a lot of Italian clubs that want him. I will not reveal the names, but there are other Italians teams on his trail.
“And beware: even in UK, Spain, Germany and even in China know the value of the player and requested information about him."
Shittu added: “If everything was based only on the money he would probably go to play in China. But I repeat he can choose from the many clubs, so the project will be crucial on his decision."
