3 players who could follow Oscar out of Chelsea in January

John Obi Mikel

29-year-old John Obi Mikel has yet to appear for Chelsea under Conte this season, and his future at Stamford Bridge looks in serious doubt.

The Nigerian international has slowly been phased out of the first team reckoning in recent seasons, making just 18 league appearances in their title-winning campaign in 2014/15.

And, with Conte clearly not a fan and the likes of Nemanja Matic and N’Golo Kante well ahead of him in the pecking order, Mikel is likely to leave the club in January.

The midfielder, like Oscar, has been linked with a move to China in the upcoming transfer window and, like Ivanovic, his contract is up in the summer, so the Blues may try and secure a deal for the Nigerian in January.

It looks like his ten-year spell at Chelsea, in which time he has appeared 374 times for the Blues, is set to end next month.