体坛英语资讯：Botafogo put John Obi Mikel talks on ice
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 20-- <span word="Botafogo">Botafogo</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Chelsea">Chelsea</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Obi">Obi</span> <span word="Mikel">Mikel</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="Serie">Serie</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="aborting">aborting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="Yaya">Yaya</span> <span word="Toure">Toure</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Botafogo">Botafogo</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Carlos">Carlos</span> <span word="Augusto">Augusto</span> <span word="Montanegro">Montanegro</span>, <span word="Mikel">Mikel</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>. <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span>," <span word="Montanegro">Montanegro</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Globo">Globo</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="Mikel">Mikel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> [<span word="salary">salary</span>] <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="stalled">stalled</span>."</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="Mikel">Mikel</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Botafogo">Botafogo</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>.</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Botafogo">Botafogo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="Internacional">Internacional</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="the">the</span> 32-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>.</p><p><span word="Mikel">Mikel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="agent">agent</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="parting">parting</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Trabzonspor">Trabzonspor</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="Botafogo">Botafogo</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="marquee">marquee</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="playmaker">playmaker</span> <span word="Keisuke">Keisuke</span> <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>.</p><p><span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="March">March</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p>
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