Mikel Obi has turned down a proposed loan move to Turkish giants Galatasaray after they failed to meet Chelsea valuation of the midfielder.
MTNFootball.com can specially report that Galatasaray have agreed personal terms with the Nigeria star, but they could not convince him to quit Stamford Bridge on a season-long loan deal after they could not stomp up the 15 million pounds �The Blues� demanded for the player.
A top agent told MTNFootball.com:�Galatasaray and Mikel have agreed personal terms, but the player refused a loan move after the Turkish champions could not come up with the 15 million pounds Chelsea asked for.
�They then proposed a loan deal, but Mikel shot that down as he would prefer a permanent transfer.�
The Nigeria star still has a contract with Chelsea till June 2016/17 after he recently signed a new, improved deal at the London club.
MTNFootball.com further gathered that representatives of the player were in Dubai to meet with Galatasaray officials and it was there that talks collapsed.
Big-spending Russian club Anzhi have made an offer for Mikel, who has in turn asked for an improvement, while French big spenders Monaco are yet to put an offer on the table for the player.
Mikel left Nigeria on Tuesday after his holidays.
Source: MTNFootball
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