QUOTE(yinchet @ Jan 21 2015, 02:46 PM)
Nope he is still considered foreign quota even he get british passport.
Owen Hargreaves pun kena taking up foreign quota.
I'm actually not quite familiar with the rules, but based on this sos
http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=100724Before the commencement of the current English Premier League season, speculations were rife that Chelsea’s manager, Jose Mourinho, wanted to sacrifice him to free up a foreign quota spot, but this is now a thing of the past.
‘’Mikel was issued a British passport last week, and he is very happy to be in the possession of the passport,’’ a representative of the Super Eagles’ star revealed.
‘’That’s very good news because he will no longer be counted as a foreign player in the Chelsea squad.
‘’All the obstacles that would have prevented him playing in Europe have been eliminated, especially in Italy.
‘’Mikel is not leaving Chelsea in the January transfer window. He will only think about his future at the end of this season,’’ the representative added.
I think Mikel and his agent eyeing a move to abroad, but to a European League.