John Obi Mikel death threats

floyd · January 30, 2006

Fifa to investigate Mikel threats

Mikel signed a deal with Man Utd in April

Fifa is to investigate claims that Manchester United and Chelsea target John Obi Mikel has received death threats, reports BBC Radio Five Live.

The Nigeria international, 18, signed for United in April 2005 but later said he had been forced into doing so.

Mikel appeared to temporarily go missing during the dispute and has since claimed he wants to join Chelsea. There is no suggestion that the death threats came from Chelsea, who are still keen to sign the teenager.

"Inside me I know where I want to go and I think Chelsea is the better place for me to be," Mikel told BBC Radio Five Live in an interview to be broadcast in full later on Monday.

United insist they have rights to the player, who is at the African Cup of Nations with Nigeria, and have counter-claimed that he has been forced into saying he wants to join Chelsea.

Fifa is now expected to decide what happens to Mikel, while it has also been suggested United and Lyn could push for punishments, including a transfer ban, to be imposed on Chelsea.

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A question to our Norwegian freinds. Is this player as good as seems to be?

And I thought it was only us that did death threats to players

January 30, 2006