Reports that Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel is on his way to La Liga side Valencia in the January transfer window having agreed a four-year deal are wide of the mark, according to his bonafide intermediary John Shittu. <br /><br />As first reported by <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>, it is correct that the Chelsea midfielder is attracting huge interest from Los Che but it<span class="body1">&rsquo;s still the same old story, with the Spanish club yet to meet his wage demands. <br /><br />It is understood that Valencia offered Mikel approximately three million euros wages per season, to be specific &euro;2.8 million, far less than Mikel is demanding and his take home pay at Chelsea.<br /><br /></span><span class="body1">&ldquo;It is not true that Mikel is joining Valencia on a four-year deal, the information is not correct, </span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rdquo; John Shittu told <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.<br /><br />AC Milan, Inter, Juventus and Marseille have been credited with an interest in Mikel, who has played nonstop at Chelsea for the past eleven years. <br /><br />The 29-year-old has held talks with representatives of </span></span>Chinese clubs Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, Guangzhou Evergrande , Hebei China Fortune and&nbsp; Beijing Guoan over a transfer this month. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : chelseafc.com<br />