London's "Chelsea" defender John Obi Mikel will not be able to play in matches until the month of April due to a knee operation. The Nigerian national team footballer has missed the last four matches of the "aristocrats", including the "Capital One" Cup final against "Tottenham". The player's injury was confirmed by the team's coach Jose Mourinho: "Mikel underwent a minor meniscus operation," said the Portuguese. "We hope he will be back after a month. We are neither particularly optimistic nor pessimistic about it." "I would say he will appear on the field in the first week of April." Obi Mikel will have to miss league matches against "West Ham", "Southampton", "Hull City", and the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match against "Paris Saint-Germain."
