Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, 33, has said that parting way with Turkish club Trabzonspor due to disagreement over coronavirus is one of the hardest he has to make.
Mikel refused to play in a match after he failed to convince the club management that they should suspend matches over the pandemic scare.
Major competitions such as the EPL have since suspended business.
Trabzonspor had on Tuesday announced that Mikel’s contract had been mutually terminated with all his forward-looking receivables forfeited.
“The professional football player agreement between our company and John Obi Mikel on 30.06.2019 start date 31.05.2021 has been mutually terminated. With a mutual termination agreement, the football player gave up all his forward-looking receivables.”
Here is Mikel’s summary of the situation:
‘I would like to thank all the fans for their support. I also want to say thanks to all my teammates, technical crew, medical team and kit men Ayatabe. for all we’ve achieved this season so far, wish you guys best of luck in winning the league. It was one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to make, but in current situation we all need take care of our families, spend time with them and protect them. #lifefirst #stayhome #family.’
