Chelsea pay £16m for Obi Mikel

[TheOwl]

See here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/5043096.stm

[Risteard]

Is he even any good?

[lim abroad]

a handy 12 mil for united though

[Poor Student]

a handy 12 mil for united though

Yeah, for anyone who can't be bothered to open up the article, that's £12m Chelsea are paying United over the next year for the player's registration.

[The Stars]

he probably wont even get a game......not bad for united who can buy an even better player with the 12million.

[pete]

25m euro for 19 year old relatively unproven at top level. :rolleyes:

[Dodge]

Its the Chelsea tax. Everyone knows that money is no object for them so they bump the price by 500-600%

[geysir]

Obi is rated at £4m. Why should Chelsea pay £16m? Isn't obvious that the £12m is a pay off to Man U in exchange for dropping the charges.

[renovater]

Obi is rated at £4m. Why should Chelsea pay £16m? Isn't obvious that the £12m is a pay off to Man U in exchange for dropping the charges.
None of us knows how good Obi is? but one thing is for sure Chelsea out mussel Man U.
But two A Lynn & Man U HE WWWWWAS NEXT Super Star player to hit the grass.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Why did Lynn get £4m if he had already signed for Man Utd? Signing-on fee or something?

[RedX]

I watched this guy playing during the African Nations cup and i thought he was outstanding...he is a very well built guy as a lot of the african players seem to be..he is very dominant in the centre of the park and is definetly in the Keane sort of mould as a dominant central player...i dont know what Chelsea have planned for him this season but he is definetly one of the best young midfielders i have seen in a long time...that 16 mill will look like peanuts in a couple of seasons...

[feo123]

rehabs!!