Chelsea and Lyn reach Mikel agreement

Chelsea have reached an agreement with Norwegian club Lyn Oslo in their dispute over the transfer of John Mikel Obi.

The Barclays Premier League club issued a High Court claim against Lyn and their former chief executive Morgan Andersen in October in an effort to recoup the £16m (€18.7m) transfer fee they paid for the Nigerian.

Chelsea claimed the transfer was based on the “fraudulent misrepresentation that Mikel had an employment contract with Lyn”.

A short statement on the club’s website, www.chelseafc.com, tonight confirmed the matter relating to Lyn had been resolved out of court but figures were not revealed.

It read: “Chelsea Football Club and FC Lyn Oslo have resolved all matters between the two clubs

with regard to John Mikel Obi.

“The terms of the agreement will remain confidential. There will be no further comment.”