”He Hasn’t Called Or Spoken To Me In 5 Years” – Mikel Obi’s Father Reveals

The 74-year-old father of Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, Chief Michael Obi, has revealed that the Defensive Midfielder hasn’t spoken to him in 5 years.

The septuagenarian shared this in an new interview with Daily Trust where he spoke about his recent encounter with kidnappers and reasons why Mikel rarely comes to see him.

He also spoke on his relationship with Mikel’s twin daughters.

Read excerpts from the interview below,

Marseille to make Mikel highest-paid player

Struggling French Ligue 1 side Marseille  may have succeeded in convincing  out-of-favour Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi to shun big-money move  to the Chinese Super League to help revive the club.

Former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who  bought Marseille in October, had promised to invest heavily in the January transfer window to help manager Rudi Garcia  build a team  that could be European champions.