According to reporting by Transfer Market portal <b>Tuttomercatoweb.com</b>, Galatasaray launched an official bid of 12 million euros for the signature of Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel on Wednesday.<br /><br />The Istanbul side hope this will put them ahead of Italians Napoli in the pursuit of the Nigeria international.<br /><br />Rafa Benitez has not hidden his admiration for his former pupil and is keen to bring him to The Blues. <br /><br />It is now left to see how the Naples side will respond to that bid from Galatasaray<br /><br />Obi Mikel, 26, is not guaranteed a first team shirt at Chelsea this season, and was not suited up for the Londoners in their first two Premier League fixtures. <br /><br />He is under contract with Chelsea until the summer of 2017.<br /><br /><i>Photo Credit: National Mirror</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />