Club Will Attempt to get Mikel Cashback

[Fulham Broadway 17,311]

Chelsea launch £16m legal claim over Mikel

Chelsea have issued a High Court claim for £16million against FC Lyn Oslo and Morgan Andersen over the transfer of John Mikel Obi.

The Barclays Premier League club want the £16million fee repaid as they believe the transfer was based on the fraudulent misrepresentation that the player had an employment contract with Lyn.

The claim is being made against both the club and Andersen following the former chief executive officer's criminal conviction in Norway.

A statement from Chelsea confirmed: 'Chelsea Football Club has issued a claim at the High Court in relation to the transfer of John Mikel Obi in June 2006.

'The claim is against FC Lyn Oslo and Morgan Andersen and follows the criminal conviction in Norway of Lyn's former chief executive officer Morgan Andersen.

'It is for the entire £16million fee paid by Chelsea for the player as it is now clear following Andersen's conviction that the transfer was based on the fraudulent misrepresentation that Mikel had an employment contract with Lyn.

'At the time of the transfer, Chelsea, Lyn and Manchester United agreed that the fees paid would be in final settlement of the transfer, any claims related to it and that no further action or comment regarding the transfer would be made.

'Chelsea has written to Lyn to make clear that because the transfer was based on a fraudulent misrepresentation, now proven by a court of law, the settlement previously agreed is not binding.

'Chelsea is in contact with Lyn and looks forward to working positively with them to resolve the claim promptly.

'Chelsea would like to make clear that this legal action is against Lyn and Morgan Andersen.'

Chelsea paid £16million for the Nigeria international in June 2006 after agreeing to pay Manchester United £12million with the remainder going to Lyn.

United had claimed they had signed Mikel from Oslo but they later agreed to terminate their option agreement when the player made it clear he wanted to join Chelsea.

Andersen, who had previous convictions for forging official documents, was later convicted of fraud and making false accusations by an Oslo court. He was given a one-year suspended sentence.

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This was well fucked up all the way along, and it seems incredible that the club paid Man utd £12 m in compensation as well as £4 m to Lyn

[.Cee 50]

Yeah, well, if he continues to get better, that price tag would be a steal IMO...

[EskWeston 696]

To get any money back would be amazing, especially considering Mikel is well worth the £16m paid, there were some screw ups and dodgy dealings in this transfer tho.

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

I've read a few articles on this and I'm none the wiser.

If we paid Lyn Oslo 4m and Manu 12m, then why are we seeking 16m off Lyn Oslo and not 4m from them and 12m off Manu?

If Manu had paid a fee for Mikel when they claimed to have signed him, then surely they should have got compensation from them and not us?

This deal has fuck up written all over it.

Edited October 13, 2008 by Tri-Blue

[EskWeston 696]

I've read a few articles on this and I'm none the wiser.

If we paid Lyn Oslo 4m and Manu 12m, then why are we seeking 16m off Lyn Oslo and not 4m from them and 12m off Manu?

If Manu had paid a fee for Mikel when they claimed to have signed him, then surely they should have got compensation from them and not us?

This deal has fuck up written all over it.

The deal was done initially to just bring a conclusion. Since then it has been proved that Mikels contract with Lyn was forged, which meant that they could not sell him to Man you or to us, so because of that we are asking for our money back from Lyn.

[pablo814 1]

Let's just hope that it doesn't effect Mikel on the field or have him going somewhere. We cannot afford to lose him....

[cfc-meleady 192]

It's worth a try!

[Steve 10,227]

if we get the money back for him it will be good we could potentially bring in some othe rplayers in january but i dont want to see this go the wrong way and force his performance to go down hill

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

The deal was done initially to just bring a conclusion. Since then it has been proved that Mikels contract with Lyn was forged, which meant that they could not sell him to Man you or to us, so because of that we are asking for our money back from Lyn.

Its this bit I dont understand.......

Chelsea paid £16million for the Nigeria international in June 2006 after agreeing to pay Manchester United £12million with the remainder going to Lyn.

Why pay Manu 12m if Mikels contract was forged. The contract they had with him would have been false also, so should we not be entitled to the 12m from them and not Lyn who only recieved 4m?

[Elliott 7]

Because whilst we had strong suspicions, a case hadn't yet been filed and examined to prove so. So we just paid them to make the player ours first.

[EskWeston 696]

Because whilst we had strong suspicions, a case hadn't yet been filed and examined to prove so. So we just paid them to make the player ours first.

Exactly right, and because it is with Lyn where the contract was forged they are the ones we claim from....

[Fulham Broadway 17,311]

Galling that those Salford yank bastards picked up £12 m for sweet fuck all though....

[EskWeston 696]

Galling that those Salford yank bastards picked up £12 m for sweet fuck all though....

It certainly is, but we won't care if we get the money back!