Chelsea Resolve Mikel Transfer
An agreement has finally been reached in the long-running legal case over John Mikel Obi's move to Chelsea.
The dispute concerning Jon Mikel Obi's move from Norwegian club Lyn Oslo to Premier League giants Chelsea has finally been resolved.
The Blues had raised a High Court claim against Lyn and their former chief executive Morgan Andersen in October, in an effort to recoup the £16 million they paid the Norwegians as a transfer fee.
However, Chelsea confirmed that the matter has now been settled out of court with a short statement on their official website.
"Chelsea and FC Lyn Oslo have resolved all matters between the two clubs with regard to John Mikel Obi," it read.
"The terms of the agreement will remain confidential. There will be no further comment."
The London club had claimed that the transfer was based on the "fraudulent misrepresentation that Mikel had an employment contract with Lyn". They paid £4m to Lyn and £12m to Manchester United, who had a deal to sign Mikel in April 2005, in June 2006.
Chelsea wanted the money repaid after Morgan Andersen was convicted of fraud and making false accusations by an Oslo court. He was handed a one year suspended jail sentence for those offenses, and already had previous convictions for forging official documents.
Manchester United had previously claimed that it was they, not Chelsea, who had actually signed the player from Lyn, but they renounced that claim when the player made it clear that he wanted to join the Londoners.
--Zack Wilson, Goal.com
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