{"id":3442,"date":"2026-04-01T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3442"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:08:00","slug":"john-obi-mikel-warns-chelsea-that-four-star-players-could-leave-this-summer-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3442","title":{"rendered":"John Obi Mikel warns Chelsea that four star players could leave this summer | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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head coach Liam Rosenior speaks after his side lost 3-0 away to Everton in the Premier League.&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rosenior brands Everton loss his 'most disappointing evening so far' with Chelsea&quot;,&quot;videoId&quot;:3623773}\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/03\/22\/3826244670695454466\/480x270_MP4_3826244670695454466.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsupports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018You were the captain in that game and you come out and make those statements\u2026 how would that go down well with the senior players in the dressing room?<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s looked at it and he\u2019s thinking, \u201cWho the f*** is going to hold me responsible in that dressing room?\u201d\u2026 no one! The leadership is not there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So he thinks, \u201cI can come out, say whatever the f*** I want, no one is going to hold me responsible\u201d, and that\u2019s exactly what happened.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"1026\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-103736891.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27806972\" alt=\"Chelsea Team Photo\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Obi Mikel won 11 pieces of silverware during his time with the Blues (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Obi Mikel, Fernandez should simply \u2018f*** off\u201d if that is truly his wish as \u2018no player is bigger than the football club\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have to say about Enzo Fernandez that his progression at the football club started getting better,\u2019 the former Chelsea and Nigeria midfielder added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When we signed him, everyone was questioning it. But he had a good season last season and he scored a few goals, he was arriving late in the box, getting goals and winning us games.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But for him to come out and make such a statement after we\u2019ve been disgracefully dumped out of the Champions League, and you come out after wearing the captain\u2019s armband\u2026 no player is bigger than the football club.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2267276547.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27806976\" alt=\"Everton v Chelsea - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Fernandez has repeatedly flirted with the idea of leaving Chelsea (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018If he\u2019s had enough, put your hands up, f*** off and we move on. We move on.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018No player player is bigger than the football club, especially a club as huge as Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You cannot come out and say that, it doesn\u2019t matter what is going on. It doesn\u2019t matter what is happening, you\u2019re being paid handsomely to be at this football club, you should be grateful that you\u2019re playing for a club like Chelsea.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2267757518_2c57ce.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27806988\" alt=\"Everton v Chelsea - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Rosenior\u2019s men have lost four games on the spin in all competitions (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though Obi Mikel can see where Fernandez\u2019s \u2018frustration\u2019 has come from, he encouraged the Argentina international to show respect for the fans who continue to show their support and pay his wages.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u2018I can understand, a little bit, his frustration, but you still have to respect the badge, you still have to respect the football club, you still have to respect the fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The fans are the ones who pay your wages.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When you come out and make that statement, that is very, very disrespectful to the football club and to the fans.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2266900191.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27807004\" alt=\"Chelsea v Newcastle United - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Palmer has been heavily linked with Manchester United in recent weeks (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Obi Mikel, a two-time Premier League winner with Chelsea, believes the balance of the squad has been lost and there needs to be a mixture of youth and experience if the club are to return to their former glory.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The strategy of the football club right now is bringing in young players, but where is the experience?\u2019 he went on.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You need a bit of experience to guide these young players because this is the Premier League, this is the most difficult league in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When you bring in those young players from Brazil, Spain, Africa, wherever you\u2019re bringing them from, this is a difficult, difficult league, this is the most difficult league in the world. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1935819158.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27807025\" alt=\"The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023 - Green Carpet Arrivals\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Chelsea need a mixture of youth and experience in the squad, says Obi Mikel (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018They need somebody in the game, on the pitch, to be able to guide them when the game is tough, when the game is difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It doesn\u2019t matter how good you are as a young player, this is the Premier League and it will eat you up. You need a bit of experience to be able to guide you through games.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When you don\u2019t have that, you struggle, you will struggle massively, so, for me, the strategy of the football club is to bring in those young players\u2026 but you still need experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You need a mixture of whatever you need to do and still keep the culture of the football club which is winning trophies.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2267705067.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27807057\" alt=\"Chelsea FC v Paris Saint-Germain FC - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Round of 16 Second Leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Obi Mikel fears Caicedo could be tempted to move on from Chelsea (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unless Chelsea manage to send out a clear message to both players and fans over their objectives, Obi Mikel can see many of the club\u2019s biggest names heading for the exit door.<\/p>\n<p>He explained: \u2018Right now, we have players like Cole Palmer, players like Enzo Fernandez, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo\u2026 when they start getting phone calls from the likes of Real Madrid\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Florentino Perez [Real Madrid president] is a master in stealing players from clubs. He puts in this bid and you can\u2019t refuse, you can\u2019t refuse a phone call from Florentino Perez.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s why I question it [Chelsea\u2019s current model] and that\u2019s why I say: what is the objective? The objective of this club has to be winning, winning trophies. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2267725374.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27807087\" alt=\"Everton v Chelsea - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Chelsea are languishing down in sixth in the Premier League table (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018We don\u2019t want to become a club like Arsenal where it\u2019s taken them 22 years to be on the verge of winning the Premier League. We don\u2019t want to be that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We don\u2019t want to become that sort of club, we want to be back winning the Premier League, because the Premier League is the creme de la creme.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019ve been so spoiled winning these types of trophies so I don\u2019t know the objectives of the football club. The owners have to come out and tell everybody what is the aim of the football club. It\u2019s as simple as that because the fans have the right to know.<\/p>\n<div class=\"metro-poll\" id=\"1775061311002-27805806\" data-option1=\"Cole Palmer\" data-option2=\"Enzo Fernandez\" data-option3=\"Marc Cucurella\" data-option4=\"Moises Caicedo\" data-url=\"https:\/\/api.metro.co.uk\/polls\/v2\/\" data-track-module=\"poll\">\n<h3 class=\"metro-poll__title\">Which player is the most important for Chelsea&#8217;s future?<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"metro-poll__list\">\n<li data-option=\"option1\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<\/li>\n<li data-option=\"option2\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<\/li>\n<li data-option=\"option3\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<\/li>\n<li data-option=\"option4\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--sport\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>Sign up to In The Mixer, your guide to the week in football. Exclusive analysis, FPL tips and transfer talk \u2013 sign up, it\u2019s an open goal.<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2018And when you have these players, there\u2019s no smoke without fire. 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