8) John Obi Mikel – Chelsea v Manchester United
When you realise that Mikel is really nothing more than an average holding midfielder, it seems bizarre to think that back in 2006, Manchester United, Chelsea and Norwegian minnows Lyn Oslo were all involved in a tense court case over the then teenage Nigerian! All three clubs thought they owned the player, and Chelsea eventually had to pay large compensatory sums to the other two clubs to claim Mikel as their own. Apparently, the midfielder cried his eyes out when he realised he wasn’t going to move to Manchester United!
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