Chelsea lose Mikel until April after surgery

The Nigeria international has already missed four
matches, including the League Cup final, with a
knee injury but is set to be unavailable for several
more weeks as he recovers
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel will be out of
action until April after undergoing minor knee
surgery.
The Nigeria international has been absent for
Chelsea's past four matches, including Sunday's
2-0 victory over Tottenham in the League Cup
final.
Manager Jose Mourinho has subsequently
confirmed that Mikel has had an operation to
correct the issue and expects him to be absent
until April.
"Mikel had a little surgery on his meniscus," he
told the press.
"We are expecting him to be out for about a
month - one week is already gone. There is not
too much optimism or pessimism.
"I would say he will return first week of April."
Mikel is now likely to miss the Premier League
matches against West Ham, Southampton and
Hull City as well as the home leg of their
Champions League last-16 tie against Paris Saint-
Germain.

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