Mikel made around 250 appearances for Chelsea between 2006 and 2017, including 11 seasons with the London team.
Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi-Mikel has given some behind-the-scenes insight into the issues footballers face when it comes to financial demands from their familiesSoccernet.ng reported.
Mikel was a regular throughout his time at Stamford Bridge until 2016 when Antonio Conte fell out of favor and he subsequently moved to Tianjin TEDA in China.
When speaking to Rio Ferdinand on the podcast Vibe with Five, the former Super Eagles captain spoke about his family’s financial relationships. He is always willing to help, but sometimes his demands were simply overwhelming.
“If you come from Africa and make money, it’s not your money. You have a lot of relatives, cousins, whatever you want to call it, that you didn’t know about. Your sisters will go and marry whoever they want to marry into the Mikel Obi family, and their lives will be good and before they know it they will have many children,” said the 36-year-old. Ta. said the older child.
On the topic of financial discipline, the former Chelsea midfielder said that Victor Osimhen repeated his claims when discussing it on the Obi Wan Podcast.
“Sometimes you have to be strong and say enough is enough and then they say they are going to talk to the press.” This often happens; , we don’t talk about it. About five years ago, I reached a point where I started saying no,” he added.
Paul Pogba told a similar story a few years ago when one of his brothers criticized him on social media for refusing to provide financial aid, but Mikel said there are consequences when refusing to provide aid. He explained.
“Then I stop answering the phone. Also, my agent is so comfortable and expected to do that for the rest of my life that revealing too much can end up I warned you that you would regret it.”
Mikel and Ferdinand remind young players in today’s soccer world to always be careful and financially smart, as footballing careers are short and the possibility of going bankrupt is not out of the question no matter how much money you make. I warned you to keep it.
The former Super Eagles captain has openly talked about Osimhen’s interest in moving to Chelsea, and it remains to be seen whether a move will materialize.
