The most immaturely handled transfer saga of the summer continues through the start of the season, as Alex Ferguson has once again claimed that John Obi Mikel dearly wants to join United, but has been persuaded to say otherwise by whoever it is that advises him (agents, family, friends, neighbours, local pets).
It seems that Fergie does finally have the upperhand over Chelsea in the whole ordeal, however, with Lyn managing director Morgan Anderson saying ‘I don’t say Chelsea can’t be angry about it, but the transfer is in order and if they claim to have rights to Mikel, they have done something illegal and I expect FIFA to take that very seriously.’