🇳🇬 🗣️ John Obi Mikel: "My dad got kidnapped while I was playing for Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup in Russia."
"We were about to play against Argentina. Two hours before the game I got a phone call from my brother saying my dad got kidnapped."
"The first time he was kidnapped was shocking, but the second time was even more shocking because I was about to go into one of the biggest games of my life."
“I couldn't leave the room. I couldn't tell anybody. I was alone in the room for about 30 minutes, thinking what am I going to do?"
"But we're about to go into the biggest game of our lives. We're about to play against Lionel Messi and Argentina."
"Chelsea were very supportive. I remember Roman Abramovich saying 'do you want me to send people over? Because I know if I send people over, I can get your dad out' — I was like, how are you going to do this?"
"He said don't worry about that. Just let me know if you want that option, I can do it."
(@talkSPORT)
4/5 days after the game, John's father was released and rescued by police.
Happy 46th birthday to Frank Lampard, a Chelsea legend! 🎉
Playing Career:
• Made 648 first-team appearances for Chelsea
• Scored a club record 211 goals between 2001-2014
Managerial Record:
• Managed Chelsea for 95 games
• Won 45 games between 2019-2021 and in 2023
🇦🇷 Chelsea made a formal offer for 19-year-old Argentian centre back Aaron Anselmino. The offer is close to £13.3 million.
They have offered the player a four-year contract.
🔗 Uriel Iugt (Tier 🥇 for Argentinian players)
🚨 Chelsea are included in many big clubs that have been scouting Califiori, Bologna want to wait to see who presents a big offer after the Euros. It's going to be Chelsea reactivating the Duran deal or an academy player will join Chelsea as part of the Ian Maatsen deal.
🔗 Fabrizio Romano - Sky Italia
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