John Obi Mikel: Internacional join Botafago in race to sign midfielder

- John Obi Mikel has attracted interest from another Brazilian club Internacional

- The 32-year-old player is without a club after walking out of his Trabzonspor contract

- Mikel was recently offered an 18-month contract worth $2million by Brazilian club Botafogo

John Obi Mikel's future could be in Brazil after Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo reported that Internacional have joined Botafago in the race to sign the former Super Eagles captain.

Mikel has been a free agent after terminating his Trabzonspor contract and confirming that he is negotiating with Botafogo.

It has now been reported that another Brazilian club Internacional de Porto Alegre have joined the race for his signature.

It is now left for the Nigerian to choose the team he wants to play for next season.

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that John Obi Mikel has been offered a mouth-watering 18-month contract worth $2million by Brazilian club Botafogo according to reports by ESPN.

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Jorge Nicola of ESPN, on his YouTube channel, revealed that the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club are offering the Nigerian star a huge amount worth more than what he earned at Turkish side Trabzonspor.

It was revealed that the amount exceeds $2million (about R $ 10.6 million) per 18 months contract.

The Brazilian club however maintain that they have reached the limit of what they can offer the player, but are optimistic that the 32-year-old will eventually sign.

Legit.ng also reported that John Mikel Obi has made his contributions to support the less privilege Nigerians survive during the lockdown amid COVID-19 crisis.

The former Super Legend captain who recently ended his contract with Turkish club Trabzonspor, distributed 1,800 crates of eggs to some communities in the country.

Mikel also urged Nigerians to be of help to one another during the challenging period with his post on Instagram handle.

”Helping people to survive in these difficult times my team today distributed 1800 cases of fresh eggs to some of the poorest areas in Nigeria close to the farm. Let’s all try and help one another in this global crisis in anyway possible," Mikel said.

English based footballers like Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Danny Welbeck and Wilfred Zaha have donated relief packages to their homes in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ghana and Ivory Coast to help people in Africa.

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