John Mikel Obi
Mikel John Obi says snubbing Man Utd for Chelsea was the ‘best decision of my life’
Mikel John Obi has described the decision join Chelsea instead of Manchester United as, ‘the best decision I have ever made in my life’. Last week the Chelsea and Nigeria legend announced his retirement from football having enjoyed a successful and trophy laden career at both club and international level. He is best known for […]
Coronavirus: John Obi Mikel’s contract at Trabzonspor terminated after he refused to play
Former Chelsea player Jon Obi Mikel has left Turkish side Trabzonspor because matches in the country are still going ahead. Mikel, who played 368 games for Chelsea between 2006 and 2017, said he did not feel comfortable with top-flight matches in Turkey being played despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Super Lig club confirmed in […]
Mikel speaks on Roman Abramovich asking him to return to Chelsea
Former Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has denied that the blues owner, Roman Abramovich, asked him to return to the club and take up a coaching role. There were speculations that the Nigerian had been approached, to either work in the club’s Academy or as an assistant. It was believed to be Roman Abramovich’s reward […]
Rohr confirms fractured metacarpal for Mikel Obi
Gernot Rohr remains positive John Obi Mikel will play against Argentina despite confirming that the midfielder suffered fractured metacarpal in their 2-0 win against Iceland. Mikel was hurt in the victory at Volgograd Arena and played the latter stage of the match in pains. However, the German refused to rule the 31-year-old out of the […]
Mikel Obi hits out at Conte over lack of respect
John Obi Mikel has accused Chelsea manager Antonio Conte of showing a lack of respect as he was forced towards the exits at Stamford Bridge in 2016. The Nigeria international had spent a decade at Chelsea when another change in the dugout brought Antonio Conte to west London. Conte quickly saw Mikel surplus to requirements, […]