<b>Allnigeriasoccer.com</b> has been informed that Spanish club Valencia are set to reopen contract negotiations with representatives of Nigeria international John Obi Mikel.<br /><br />The Chelsea midfielder was strongly linked with a shift to Los Murci&eacute;lagos in the summer transfer market, but the transfer did not materialize because they were put off by his wage demands. <br /><br />Mikel&rsquo;s intermediary demanded approximately five million euros per season wages for his client, while Valencia were willing to acquire him for a fee of eight million euros. <br /><br />Valencia are now looking to sign the Nigeria skipper for a bargain fee as his contract with the Blues will run out at the end of the 2016-2017 season, and he is not in the plans of manager Antonio Conte. <br /><br />This website understands that an unnamed Premier League club are also interested in signing the former Lyn Oslo starlet.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : chelseafc.com <br />