Mikel John Obi is happy seeing former Chelsea teammate Frank Lampard in charge at Stamford Bridge.

The Nigerian is currently at Turkish side Trabzonspor and in an interview with the club's official magazine, he shared his thoughts on what was happening at Stamford Bridge.

"I am very happy for Frank. When we were playing at Chelsea, we are expecting that John Terry and he would be very good managers, but we were expecting Terry to reach that level first. But Lampard made a big step," said the 32-year-old.

"His arrival at Chelsea means the club are caring for their legends. I joked with him after the Chelsea move, I want to be his assistant when I retire.

"I hope he will be successful at Chelsea for many more years. I also want to see John Terry in similar jobs in the future because he was our leader on the pitch."