Norwegian police are investigating
John Obi Mikel's transfer to Chelsea amid suspicions of contract
forgery.
The 19-year-old Nigerian midfielder joined the Premiership
champions in June 2006 after announcing that he would not be moving
to Manchester United from Norwegian side Lyn Oslo as
expected.
He had been due to join United in January but said he had been put
under pressure to sign for the club and even went missing from Lyn
for several weeks at the height of the dispute over his
future.
Mikel then came to an agreement with United and Lyn to allow him to
move to Stamford Bridge.
"The case is about document forgery and that is serious," Oslo
police solicitor Paal Hernaes said.
Hernaes also added that Mikel had been questioned by police in
London last week: "Mikel is just a witness in the case," he
said.
Former Lyn director Morgan Andersen declined to be interviewed in
the case but Mikel's Nigerian agent John Shittu had agreed, Hernaes
confirmed.
The police are expected to complete their investigation by early
April.
