No Regrets Snubbing Manchester United – Mikel Obi

Former Nigerian midfielder John Mikel Obi says he has no regrets choosing Chelsea over Manchester United when he joined the English Premier League aspect.

When Mikel broke into the massive footballing scene he was the topic of a high-profile tussle between Chelsea and Man United.

Shedding mild on the incident in a latest interview with BBC Sport Africa, Mikel revealed that he did signal a pre-contract with Man United as he was younger and star-struck by the presence of United biggest supervisor Sir Alex Ferguson.

He’s nevertheless grateful to Chelsea for performing swiftly to take him out of Norway and claimed that enjoying for Chelsea was the most effective profession choice he ever made.

He additionally revealed that he didn’t get pleasure from any little bit of the backwards and forwards between PL golf equipment, as all he needed was to play soccer.

“I don’t remorse any choice I made as a result of I loved the whole lot I achieved at Chelsea – it’s the most effective choice I’ve ever made in my life,” the 35 year-old recounts.

“I signed a pre-contract for Manchester United once I was 17. If you’re a child and also you see Sir Alex Ferguson proper in entrance of you with the contract, after all, you can be tempted.

“I acted as a younger child and as quickly as Chelsea heard the information, they got here and acquired me out of Norway.

“That’s when individuals began saying that I used to be kidnapped. It wasn’t a fantastic second for me then. I simply needed to play soccer as a result of I used to be so younger.”

Mikel Obi received nearly the whole lot with Chelsea with the Uefa Tremendous Cup trophy, the one trophy lacking amongst his Chelsea’s medals.

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