Chelsea icon John Obi Mikel has revealed Manchester United's legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson has finally forgiven him for an infamous transfer saga 18 years ago.
United felt they had wrapped up the signing of Ivorian Mikel when he was 18 and the midfielder was even pictured in a United shirt in 2005.
However, little did the Reds know that after Mikel had signed a pre-contract agreement with the club, Chelsea had swooped in, sent him to school in Norway and was planning a mission to bring him to London under United's noses.
Mikel later explained to Ferguson that he had mistakenly agreed to join United and that he would ultimately wish to join Chelsea instead.
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