"You Can Still Play": Saudi Arabia Bound John Terry Tells Mikel to Come Play for Him
- Mikel Obi could come out of retirement to play in the Saudi Professional Football League
- Al Shabab are set to land John Terry as the manager, and the former Chelseacaptain has reached out to the Nigerian
- Mikel had a great game as Chelsea Legends defeated their Bayern Munichcounterparts 4-0
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Former Chelsea captain John Terry, who is being linked as a manager at Saudi club Al Shabab, seems to be extending an invitation to his former teammate Mikel Obi.
Terry is said to have agreed to become the manager of the club, with further reports that he has already met with the club supporters in France.
The 42-year-old will now wait for the club’s board to make the final decision after former club president Halid Al-Baltan was deposed.
Terry is currently an academy consultant at Chelsea, but the Stamford Bridge outfit would release him should Al Shabab push through with their offer, Evening Standardreports.
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FootballHe reunited with his former teammate and friend Mikel, and Chelsea Legends thrashed Bayern Munich Legends 4-0.
Terry, Michael Essien, Gary Cahill and Tiago were all on the scoresheet for the London club in the well-attended exhibition game.
The clash was in tribute to the late Gianluca Vialli, with the Blues side posing with a photo alongside his iconic number nine shirt before kick-off.
Mikel was also impressive during the encounter, and Terry took to social media to commend the Nigerian, saying the 36-year-old is still active.
Terry seems to be telling the former Super Eaglescaptain to be prepared for a potential move to Saudi Arabia when he wrote:
Mikel replied:
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