The truth behind Mikel Obi’s Al-Kuwait contract termination

The reports doing the round earlier this week that Kuwait based club Al-Kuwait terminated the contract of John Mikel Obi is false, reports Sportsration.com.

It was all over the news that the former Chelsea and Super Eagles captain was sent parking by the Kuwait club.

While no particular reason or details were given by the club in the termination statement posted on their social media platform.

Many assumed various reasons for the termination and concluded that the Champions league and Europa League winner was sacked by his club.

But the truth is Mikel Obi was not sacked as he was the one who sacked the Kuwaiti club and walked away from the contract four months after joining them.

According to a close source who spoke to AOIFootball, Mikel walked out of the contract and wouldn’t reveal the reasons why he left the club because of legal implications.

“First, I want to say that Mikel was professional all through his stay at Al-Kuwait. He contributed his quota to the club while there. But I want to state categorically that his contract was not terminated by them as is being reported.

“Though he can’t really say much right now or go into details because of legal implications, I want to assure his fans that all is well and he’s happy to be back with his family after several months.

“Mikel is a winner and always gives his best where ever he finds himself. I can assure you right now he’s already working on getting back on the pitch and looks forward to the next phase of his career,” the source revealed.

John Mikel Obi helped Al-Kuwait reach the finals of the Kuwait Cup and as well as the semi-finals of the Asian Cup before they were knocked out.