John Mikel Obi believes that the door to Premier League football is still open to Nigeria's Victor Osimhen.

The 26-year-old has long been linked to the Premiership but the actual move is yet to see the light of day.

The Super Eagles striker came close to joining the Blues last summer but the deal collapsed on transfer deadline day due to contractual disagreement.

Osimhen however joined Galatasaray in the Turkish Super Lig on a season-long loan from his parent club Napoli.

With Chelsea battling with injuries in their attack, former Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi believes that the former African Footballer of the Year can still move to the Stamford Bridge.

“Chelsea has always been his club. He has come out open to say it’s his childhood club, growing up, he’s always wanted to play for the club,'” he said on his Obione podcast

“His idol is Didier Drogba. He loves the way he played. He made it pretty clear that this is a club he wants to come to. Unfortunately, we didn’t get it done last summer, but listen, you never know, I don’t think the door is shut completely.”

WDN