Chelsea midfielder  Mikel  Obi has held showdown talks with  Blues  manager  Antonio Conte  after being  frozen out of the team since the beginning  of the season.

Mikel Obi  has yet to play a single  Premier League match for the Stamford Bridge side  since the beginning  of the season.

He revealed  on Monday  that  he had been working hard to  play his way back into the team.

“Fighting every day for my place, like all the guys are. Focus, work hard,” the 2013 Europa League winner  wrote  on Twitter.

Conte is allegedly not happy with the 29-year-old for opting to represent Nigeria at the Rio  2016 Olympic Games, where he helped the national Under-23 team win bronze.

“I hope I will get some playing time against West Ham, but it is down to the manager,”

“He is open and honest with me. I respect him for that. He has explained the situation and I totally understand.

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