of legend Didier Drogba to Stamford Bridge.
After his Uefa Champions League winning penalty in 2012, the Ivorian
striker left London for China and then Turkey before choosing to
return to the club where he is highly revered and rejoin his old
manager Jose Mourinho.
"I heard the rumours that Drogba would come back but I thought there
was no way it was going to happen," Mikel told the club's website.
"I thought when he's gone, he's gone, but then I thought about it a
bit more and realized it could happen because of the connection that
the gaffer and Didier have always had.
"I'm glad to have him back. It's like his home. He's fitting in
perfectly well again. It's like he never went away. It's good for the
team because he's a big player and a big personality."
Mikel who returned to action for the Blues in their 3-0 defeat to
Bremen during a friendly match on Sunday also praised the club's
acquisition of Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa, Mario Pasalic and Filipe
Luis, players he hopes can bring silverware to the side.
"The character and the belief that we have in this team, from the
players that have been here a long time, I'm sure that will transform
into the new players.
"It's always a big pressure playing for this club. You always expect
to win trophies every year so I'm sure the new players that have come
in will help us win more trophies.
Even though his future with the club came under lots of speculation
having seen his play time dwindle since the return of Mourinho last
season after the signing of Nemanja Matic, the 27-year-old could still
be with the Blues going by comments from the manager.
"We have Matic and Mikel as [our] anchormen. They are positional
players," the Portuguese said while talking about his team's tactics.
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