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Chelsea issue claim in High Court over Mikel transfer

10-Oct-2008
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LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Chelsea have issued a claim in the High Court in London against Norwegian club Lyn Oslo and their former chief executive Morgan Andersen over the transfer fee paid for Nigerian midfielder John Obi Mikel. Andersen was given a one-year suspended sentence last March for forging documents relating to Mikel in 2005. In a statement on Friday, Chelsea said the claim was over the transfer of Mikel in June 2006 for a fee of 16 million pounds ($27.65 million). "The claim is against FC Lyn Oslo and Morgan Andersen and follows the... [read full story]                    

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