Chelsea
midfielder John Obi Mikel has no intention of leaving the club before the
end of his contract.
The 28-year-old, the Blues' second-longest serving player behind captain
John Terry, is currently in the United States preparing for his 10th season
with Jose Mourinho's side.
Mikel has been linked with moves to United Arab Emirates club Al Ain and
Turkish side Fenerbahce this summer, but he insists he will see out the
remaining two years of his contract in west London.
"I want to stay and the manager wants me to stay," he told
Chelsea's
official website. "I've got two years here and I'm happy.
"I like to be somewhere where I have developed friends and family. It's like
my family here and every day I come to work it is like coming in to see my
family.
"I know all the players and all the staff so it's going to be a hard place
to leave when my contract runs out but let's see what happens. I want to see
out my two years."
Mikel played the first half of Chelsea's friendly against New York Red Bulls
on Thursday, when goals from Loic Remy and Eden Hazard could not prevent
them slipping to a 4-2 defeat.
"Overall it was a pretty good warm-up game but not the result we hoped for,"
he added.
"We are here to work hard, and we are here to train hard leading to the
Community Shield and to the league. I think we're on the right course.
"That game was just a one-off game and we know we need to go back to
training, buckle up and know the season is starting soon."
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