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settle with £15m for Mikel
By
Joe Apu
Wednesday,
May
24, 2006
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Premiership kings, Chelsea FC are to pay £15 million
to Manchester United and Lyn FC of Oslo to finally secure
the services of Nigerian football whizz kid, John Mikel Obi.
According to a dependable source, the settlement deal was
made two weeks ago and the Nigerian prodigy has already resumed
at Stamford Bridge, looking up to a new season.
Daily Sunsport gathered exclusively that the English Premiership
champions Chelsea have made a payment of £15 million
as a settlement to Manchester United and his Norwegian club,
Lyn Oslo.
The deal which was reached at the end of a meeting between
the three parties involved saw them agreeing in the interest
of peace and for the boy to return to active football that
the amount be paid as compensation to the two clubs.
According to an impeccable source close to Mikel’s manager,
John Shittu, the amount had to be paid as compensation given
the embarassing level the case was going. Ultimately, before
reaching the deal, Mikel was again asked where he would want
to play and he reiterated his interest for Chelsea.
Mikel, who has been embroiled in the transfer saga following
the settlement has been offered a three year contract, which
according to our source would be signed this week to enble
him start the season in the summer with Chelsea.
"Mikel’s days of worries are over as far as the
transfer matters are concerned. A settlement has been reached
and the sum of £15 millions paid two weeks ago, as settlement
to Manchester United and Lyn Oslo. What is left to be done
now is for his work permit to be granted and Nigerians can
be rest assured of watching the midfielder play in the Premiership,"
he said.
Already, reports in the Norwegian press suggest that Manchester
United and Lyn Oslo have agreed a compromise deal with Chelsea
over John Mikel Obi.
Except for appearances with the Nigerian national squad, the
teenager has not played a competitive match for over eight
months, when he made his final outing for Lyn.
Mikel became an issue of controversy after he signed a four
year deal with Manchester United but later said he did so
under duress.
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